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Abil Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Reclaim
All is not bleak. The government has undertaken a project to reclaim 600 kilometers of land from the sea. The area of the reclaimed land will be equivalent to a medium-sized district.
Are there any mistakes in the above passage? Thanks.
Are there any mistakes in the above passage? Thanks.
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Abil Are there any mistakes in the above passage? Thanks. I didn't see any mistakes.
- Abil Are there any mistakes in the above passage?
- Thanks.
- I didn't see any mistakes.
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AbilAre there any mistakes in the above passage? Thanks.I didn't see any mistakes.
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Hi,
All is not bleak. The government has undertaken a project to reclaim 600 kilometers of land from the sea. The area of the reclaimed land will be equivalent to a medium-sized district.
As already noted, the grammar is fine.
But I find no real meaning in ' . . . reclaim 600 kilometers of land . . . '
An expression of area would be
All is not bleak. The government has undertaken a project to reclaim 600 kilometers of land from the sea. The area of the reclaimed land will be equivalent to a medium-sized district.
As already noted, the grammar is fine.
But I find no real meaning in ' . . . reclaim 600 kilometers of land . . . '
An expression of area would be
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Thanks Clive. You are right, there is a big difference between the two.
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