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Adnan1947 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Please find error in the follwing sentence.

What is/are the errors in following sentence, and please explain the reason for the same:

In 1527 King Henry VIII sought to have his marriage to Queen Catherine annulled so as to marry Anne Boleyn.

Thanks & regards,
Adnan
  

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Hi, It seems acceptable to me, although I'd put a comma after 1527. Clive

— Clive

  • Hi, It seems acceptable to me, although I'd put a comma after 1527.
  • Clive
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Hi,

It seems acceptable to me, although I'd put a comma after 1527.

Clive
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Hi,

That what I had intially thought to. But the book I am refering to (OG) suggests the following:

So as to marry is not idiomatically correct; it does not identify who will marry

But i could make any sense out of this suggested reasoning.

So please suggest...

Thanks & regards,
Adnan
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Hi,

In 1527 King Henry VIII sought to have his marriage to Queen Catherine annulled so as to marry Anne Boleyn.

The phrase seems fine to me, and I don't see any confusion in the sentence.



Perhaps the writer is thinking that, in theory, it sounds like Catherine is to marry Anne.

I don't agree. Henry is the implict subject of the phrase.
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Dear Clive,

Thank you for your help.

Regards,
Adnan
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