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Reegis Posted 10 years ago
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"The punishment for adultery by Puritans was prison"
Please let's have a look at this sentence:
The punishment for adultery by Puritans was prison.
1) Is it grammatically correct?
2) The phrase "by Puritans" sounds strange for me in this context. Does it mean that Puritans actually punished people this way or they only believed that prison should be a punishment in such situations?
I am only referring to this sentence - not to the history.
3) How would you put it without "by"?
The punishment for adultery by Puritans was prison.
1) Is it grammatically correct?
2) The phrase "by Puritans" sounds strange for me in this context. Does it mean that Puritans actually punished people this way or they only believed that prison should be a punishment in such situations?
I am only referring to this sentence - not to the history.
3) How would you put it without "by"?
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The punishment for adultery by Puritans was prison. 1) Is it grammatically correct? Yes 2) The phrase "by Puritans" sounds strange for me in this context.
- The punishment for adultery by Puritans was prison.
- 1) Is it grammatically correct?
- Yes 2) The phrase "by Puritans" sounds strange for me in this context.
- Does it mean that Puritans actually punished people this way or they only believed that prison should be a punishment in such situations?
- It does not tell us that people were actually punished.
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The punishment for adultery by Puritans was prison.
1) Is it grammatically correct? Yes
2) The phrase "by Puritans" sounds strange for me in this context. Does it mean that Puritans actually punished people this way or they only believed that prison should be a punishment in such situations? It does not tell us t
1) Is it grammatically correct? Yes
2) The phrase "by Puritans" sounds strange for me in this context. Does it mean that Puritans actually punished people this way or they only believed that prison should be a punishment in such situations? It does not tell us t
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Hi
1) As a sentence, yes, I think it's OK
2) I don't quite understand how my answer cannot refer to the history! Oliver Cromwell held political power in England from the mid-1640s to 1658 (when he died). He styled himself as an independent Puritan, probably because he did not want to ally himself directly with the main Puritan movement. The majority of Puritans succesfully int
1) As a sentence, yes, I think it's OK
2) I don't quite understand how my answer cannot refer to the history! Oliver Cromwell held political power in England from the mid-1640s to 1658 (when he died). He styled himself as an independent Puritan, probably because he did not want to ally himself directly with the main Puritan movement. The majority of Puritans succesfully int
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Thank you Clive and Dave for such thorough explanations. Now it is clear.
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