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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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s-v agreement

0Religion, whether Confucian, Buddhist, or Christian, 01b00were02b00 discredited as reactionary and superstitious vestiges of a backward era, to be overcome by a socialist society that would bring both freedom from western colonialism and an equalitarian and just society for all.02br
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00Can 01b00were02b00 be replaced with 01b00was02b00? Please clarify.0-
  

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0 Religion is singular so "was" is necessary. 02br 02br 00NB 01b 00egalitarian02b 00. 0-

  • 0 Religion is singular so "was" is necessary.
  • 02br 02br 00NB 01b 00egalitarian02b 00.
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0 Religion is singular so "was" is necessary. "vestiges" will also need changing to the singular to match.02br
00Better to changes Religion to Religions.02br
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00NB 01b00egalitarian02b00. 0-

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