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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Tense
Please tell me if the word accelerated should be accelerate in the sentence below. Thanks!
Their perseverance, passion and commitment never wilted under the pressure as they accelerated to a crescendo of emotions and excitement to make compulsive reading the requisite standard for this most captivating story.
Their perseverance, passion and commitment never wilted under the pressure as they accelerated to a crescendo of emotions and excitement to make compulsive reading the requisite standard for this most captivating story.
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Anonymous ... never wilted under the pressure as they accelerated to ... As shown, or ...
- Anonymous ...
- never wilted under the pressure as they accelerated to ...
- As shown, or ...
- never wilt under pressure as they accelerate to ...
- It seems you are writing a critique of a story, in which case the present tense seems better stylistically to my ear.
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Anonymous... never wilted under the pressure as they accelerated to ...As shown, or
... never wilt under pressure as they accelerate to ...
It seems you are writing a critique of a story, in which case the present tense seems better stylistically to my ear.
CJ
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