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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
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Does this sentence make sense?

The history, culture, and ideas of each ethnic group is a valuable piece of the metaphorical quilt of American society.
  

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are valuable piece s ... Unless you consider "history, culture, and ideas" as a single unit, which doesn't really work here.

  • are valuable piece s ...
  • Unless you consider "history, culture, and ideas" as a single unit, which doesn't really work here.
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... are valuable pieces...

Unless you consider "history, culture, and ideas" as a single unit, which doesn't really work here.
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would prefer "patchwork" to "quilt" in this context

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