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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Sentence correction

magic realism is one of the latest addition to good literature published in recent times.

1) What is the verb in this sentence?
2) Correct answer is replace addition with additions , who?
3) What is the subject and object in this sentence?
  

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What are your guesses for (1) and (3)? I don't understand (2). " has to do with the rest of the sentence.

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  • What are your guesses for (1) and (3)?
  • I don't understand (2).
  • " has to do with the rest of the sentence.
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What are your guesses for (1) and (3)?

I don't understand (2). I don't understand what "who?" has to do with the rest of the sentence.
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AnonymousMagic realism is one of the latest addition to good literature published in recent times.
As your question suggests (I think), it should be "additions". Even with that corrected, I don't think it's a great sentence.
AnonymousThere is one verb ("is")
"is" is definitely a verb. I think it is debatable whether "
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"additions" is correct. How?
Could you please give me an understandable explanation?.
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It is one of two or more additions.
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Explanation which I read in a book:
The usage "one of" takes a plural noun. You select one from many. So additions.

Here, what is addition ? is it a noun ?
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Actually there I got confused with "Magic" and "addition".
How "addition" become noun ? Please explain ?
What is "Magic" ?
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Saju MHow "addition" become noun ? Please explain ?What is "Magic" ?
The word "addition" is always a noun.

In your sentence "magic" is an adjective I guess.
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