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HUBLOT Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

... some driver's side airbags were may have been installed ...

Hi teachers,



http://autos.yahoo.com/news/honda-recalls-748-000-odyssey-pilot-vehicles-u-172206654--sector.html

Is the "were" above necessary?
  

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No, and it’s wrong. Most likely, the writer originally wrote … were installed … and later went back to reword but missed one word in his backspacing. I make this mistake occasionally.

— RandomGuy

  • No, and it’s wrong.
  • Most likely, the writer originally wrote … were installed … and later went back to reword but missed one word in his backspacing.
  • I make this mistake occasionally.
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No, and it’s wrong. Most likely, the writer originally wrote …were installed… and later went back to reword but missed one word in his backspacing. I make this mistake occasionally.
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Aspara GusNo, and it’s wrong. Most likely, the writer originally wrote …were installed… and later w
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