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Lcchang Posted 19 years ago
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TOEIC again

1font00All (A) 01u00the company client records02u00, (B)01u00 personnel record02u00, and interoffice (C) 01u00correspondences02u00 were destroyed in (D)01u00 the fire02u00.02font02br
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00Do I have to change (A) to "01font00the company clients' records02font00"? Please advise.02br
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02font 02br 02br 00Do I have to change (A) to "01font 00the company clients' records02font 00"? 02font 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-

  • 02font 02br 02br 00Do I have to change (A) to "01font 00the company clients' records02font 00"?
  • 02font 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-
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1font00Hi,02font02br
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01font00All (A) 01u00the company client records02u00, (B)01u00 personnel record02u00, and interoffice (C) 01u00correspondences02u00 were destroyed in (D)01u00 the fire02u00.02font02br
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0Oops! I am sorry. There is indeed an "s" for personnel records, but I just missed it.02br
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01font00All (A) 01u00the company client records02u00, (B)01u00 personnel records02u00, and interoffice (C) 01u00correspondences02u00 were destroyed in (D)01u00 the fire02u
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1font01u00C) correspondences02u00 02font00This is generally a non-count noun in my experience, and I'd change it to correspondence.0-
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0If "01font00(C) 01u00correspondences02u00 were destroyed " 00is incorrect, the word00 "were" 02font00should be changed to "01font00was"02font00 also. The given answer says A is incorrect. What should I do now? Please advise.02br
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00Hi again,02br
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00All (A) 01u00the company client records02u00, (B)01u00 personnel records02u00, and interoffice (C) 01u00correspondences02u00 were destroyed in (D)01u00 the fire02u00.02br
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10I also don't like the use of the plural form 10'correspondence11b11font10s12font10 12b10'.12br
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10I am with you, sir. 15012br
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