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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Repeating verbs
1) His fate would now depend more on his friend than it did on his own family.
Is this a good alternative for 'rather than'?
2) Moses prayed to a God that was present nowhere and (was) yet feared all over Israel.
Is (was) necessary?
3) He thought about the basket of fruits and the manner in which they had poisoned the child.
Since I say basket of fruits, is it necessary that I say 'it had poisoned' instead of 'they.' I use 'they' because I want to refer to fruits rather than to the basket.
Is this a good alternative for 'rather than'?
2) Moses prayed to a God that was present nowhere and (was) yet feared all over Israel.
Is (was) necessary?
3) He thought about the basket of fruits and the manner in which they had poisoned the child.
Since I say basket of fruits, is it necessary that I say 'it had poisoned' instead of 'they.' I use 'they' because I want to refer to fruits rather than to the basket.
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Anyone have some ideas on this?
- Anyone have some ideas on this?
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We are all in different parts of the world, Anon. Sometimes it takes more than 4 hours for an answer, so please be patient. I for one had many other things to do today before I could relax at my computer and give free advice.
1) Is this a good alternative for 'rather than'?-- It's OK. I prefer 'rather than'.
2) Is (was) necessary?-- No.
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1) Is this a good alternative for 'rather than'?-- It's OK. I prefer 'rather than'.
2) Is (was) necessary?-- No.
3) i
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