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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Spotting Errors
He has had (a)/ an active career (b)/ writing poetry and (c)/ reporting for a newspaper. (d)/ No error (e)
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It is hard to determine what kind of response you seek. The title suggest you want us to point out errors, yet the list includes unusual punctuation as well. ” is a complete sentence.
- It is hard to determine what kind of response you seek.
- The title suggest you want us to point out errors, yet the list includes unusual punctuation as well.
- ” is a complete sentence.
- ) (d) doesn’t tie in with anything.
- If this doesn’t answer your post, please clarify.
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It is hard to determine what kind of response you seek. The title suggest you want us to point out errors, yet the list includes unusual punctuation as well.
“He has had an active career.” is a complete sentence.
“He has been writing poetry.” is a suggestion (but why ‘and’ ?)
(d) doesn’t tie in with anything.
If this doesn’t answer your post, please clarify.
“He has had an active career.” is a complete sentence.
“He has been writing poetry.” is a suggestion (but why ‘and’ ?)
(d) doesn’t tie in with anything.
If this doesn’t answer your post, please clarify.
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He has had an active career, writing poetry and reporting for a newspaper.
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AnonymousHe has had an active career, writing poetry and reporting for a newspaper.Since 'writing poetry' and 'reporting...' are in a continuous sense, they presumably comprise his 'active career'; so I see no error in the way you have now written the sentence.
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