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NL888 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Should "wild street" be "wide street"?
Context:
The top of circumvallation was paved by quadrel , which looks like a wild street, five to six horses can be ridden abreast along it.
The top of circumvallation was paved by quadrel , which looks like a wild street, five to six horses can be ridden abreast along it.
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Probably. Proper nouns need a capital letter. What does 'which' refer to?
- Probably.
- Proper nouns need a capital letter.
- What does 'which' refer to?
- Start a new sentence with ''Five'.
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Probably.
Proper nouns need a capital letter.
What does 'which' refer to?
Start a new sentence with ''Five'.
Proper nouns need a capital letter.
What does 'which' refer to?
Start a new sentence with ''Five'.
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It should be "wide" rather than "wild," unless the context is unusual and "wild street" fits the situation described.
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I think "street fight" is used as a noun there, and "wild" is being used as an adjective describing what kind of "street fight" that was.
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What I mean by "context," is that the situation in which "wild street" appears supports it. For example, something like:
The top of the circumvallation was paved by quarrel, which looks like a wild street, five or six horses can be ridden abreast along it. A truly wild street right out of the Wild West.
The top of the circumvallation was paved by quarrel, which looks like a wild street, five or six horses can be ridden abreast along it. A truly wild street right out of the Wild West.
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