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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

There were

"All the while, there were inside the Pentagon that launching a plan too soon could have long term adverse affects on their seven-month air campaign against ISIS." (Daily Beast.)

I think that there is something missing in the clause "there were inside the Pentagon that..." but I can't pinpoint it.

Could anyone explain that "something missing" there, please?
  

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"All the while, there were (suggestions, views, opinions, arguments, etc.) inside the Pentagon that launching a plan too soon could have long term adverse affects on their seven-month air campaign against ISIS."
"All the while, there were (those/people/officials etc.) inside the Pentagon (who thought/said/believed etc.) that launching a plan too soon could have long term
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Blue Jay"All the while, there were (suggestions, views, opinions, arguments, etc.) inside the Pentagon that launching a plan too soon could have long term adverse affects on their seven-month air campaign against ISIS." "All the while, there were (those/people/officials etc.) inside the Pentagon (who thought/said/believed etc.) that launching a plan too soon could have lo
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AnonymousIs it acceptable
NO. Nobody said it was acceptable. That was just a guess about what was accidentally left out when this story went to press.

That the text is somewhat amateurish is also seen in the use of "affects" for "effects".

CJ

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