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Cboutin3 Posted 12 years ago
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Is it clear that the 'them' refers to the ogres? The elves were saved from the ogres when the metallic dragons returned to Krynn and destroyed them.
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cboutin3 Is it clear that the 'them' refers to the ogres? The elves were saved from the ogres when the metallic dragons returned to Krynn and destroyed them. The elves were saved from the ogres that were destroyed by the returning-to-Krynn metallic dragons.
- cboutin3 Is it clear that the 'them' refers to the ogres?
- The elves were saved from the ogres when the metallic dragons returned to Krynn and destroyed them.
- The elves were saved from the ogres that were destroyed by the returning-to-Krynn metallic dragons.
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cboutin3 Is it clear that the 'them' refers to the ogres? The elves were saved from the ogres when the metallic dragons returned to Krynn and destroyed them.The elves were saved from the ogres that were destroyed by the returning-to-Krynn metallic dragons.
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Thanks for your help, would this revision work too? The elves were saved from inevitable annihilation when the metallic dragons returned to Krynn and destroyed the ogres.
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Yes.
PS: You ought to try using more relative clauses when writing your stories. You should also try to master how to replace a relative clause with an infinitive or a participle.
PS: You ought to try using more relative clauses when writing your stories. You should also try to master how to replace a relative clause with an infinitive or a participle.
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