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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
This sentence does not sound right to me for some reason...
I'm reading a a passage in an LSAT review book and I came across this sentence:
"In the process, constitutional protections generally accorded an adult offender were not applied to proceedings involving a minor."
Is this sentence grammatically correct? There is something about the word "were" that doesn't sound right...
and it seems like the sentence would sound better if it were stated like this:
In the process, constitutional protections generally accorded [WITH] an adult
offender were not applied to proceedings involving a minor.
"In the process, constitutional protections generally accorded an adult offender were not applied to proceedings involving a minor."
Is this sentence grammatically correct? There is something about the word "were" that doesn't sound right...
and it seems like the sentence would sound better if it were stated like this:
In the process, constitutional protections generally accorded [WITH] an adult
offender were not applied to proceedings involving a minor.
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" Is this sentence grammatically correct? There is something about the word "were" that doesn't sound right... Sounds fine to me.
- " Is this sentence grammatically correct?
- There is something about the word "were" that doesn't sound right...
- Sounds fine to me.
- The subject is the plural 'protections', not the word 'offender'.
- and it seems like the sentence would sound better if it were stated like this: In the process, constitutional protections generally accorded [WITH] an adult offender were not applied to proceedings involving a minor.
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Hi,
I'm reading a a passage in an LSAT review book and I came across this sentence:
"In the process, constitutional protections generally accorded an adult offender were not applied to proceedings involving a minor."
Is this sentence grammatically correct? There is something about the word "were" that doesn't sound right... Sounds fine to me. The subject is the plural
I'm reading a a passage in an LSAT review book and I came across this sentence:
"In the process, constitutional protections generally accorded an adult offender were not applied to proceedings involving a minor."
Is this sentence grammatically correct? There is something about the word "were" that doesn't sound right... Sounds fine to me. The subject is the plural
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I still am slightly confused...
there must be a preposition in the phrase "generally accorded an adult offender". The word "accorded" is the preposition, right?
Thanks!
-Jon
there must be a preposition in the phrase "generally accorded an adult offender". The word "accorded" is the preposition, right?
Thanks!
-Jon
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Hi,
I still am slightly confused...
there must be a preposition in the phrase "generally accorded to an adult offender".
The word "accorded" is the preposition, right?
No, 'accord' is a past participle describing 'protections'.
ie protections ( that were generally granted (to) an adult offender )
The preposition 'to' is optio
I still am slightly confused...
there must be a preposition in the phrase "generally accorded to an adult offender".
The word "accorded" is the preposition, right?
No, 'accord' is a past participle describing 'protections'.
ie protections ( that were generally granted (to) an adult offender )
The preposition 'to' is optio
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