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Alc24 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Subway traffic DISRUPTED (id that the word to use?)

How would you properly say this sentence?

1 The subway traffic is disrupted but will slowly over the next two hours come back to full capacity.

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I would clarify by rearranging the sentence (put the verb next to its modifying thought). 1 The subway traffic is disrupted but will slowly over the next two hours come back to full capacity. The subway traffic is disrupted but, over the next two hours, it will slowly come back to full capacity.

— Doctor D

  • I would clarify by rearranging the sentence (put the verb next to its modifying thought).
  • 1 The subway traffic is disrupted but will slowly over the next two hours come back to full capacity.
  • The subway traffic is disrupted but, over the next two hours, it will slowly come back to full capacity.
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I would clarify by rearranging the sentence (put the verb next to its modifying thought).

1 The subway traffic is disrupted but will slowly over the next two hours come back to full capacity.

The subway traffic is disrupted but, over the next two hours, it will slowly come back to full capacity.
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Doctor Dover the next two hours, it will slowly come back to full capacity.
(in your dreams) - A.
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If I may ask, is there another word that best describes the situation other than disrupted in the USA, do you know what the metro driver says?
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alc24The subway traffic is disrupted but will slowly over the next two hours come back to full capacity.
This is my take:
There are syntactic and semantic problems with this sentence. If the context is referring to a rail system, "subway traffic" sounds odd to me. Traffic can only happen on surface roads and freeways. The next question is, who is making th
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