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Ngngmaiphuong Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

together with

Rising living cost, together with escalating taxes, have/has proved to be a burden for everyone.
  

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ngngmaiphuong I don't like the sentences between commas, they always confuse me but I will try to give you some hints. First off, omit the mid-sentence as I name it and the sentence becomes Rising living cost, together with escalating taxes, have/has proved to be a burden for everyone. Rising living cost,, have/has proved to be a burden for everyone.

  • ngngmaiphuong I don't like the sentences between commas, they always confuse me but I will try to give you some hints.
  • First off, omit the mid-sentence as I name it and the sentence becomes Rising living cost, together with escalating taxes, have/has proved to be a burden for everyone.
  • Rising living cost,, have/has proved to be a burden for everyone.
  • Now decide which to use.
  • Rising living cost has proved.....
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ngngmaiphuong I don't like the sentences between commas, they always confuse me but I will try to give you some hints. First off, omit the mid-sentence as I name it and the sentence becomes
Rising living cost, together with escalating taxes, have/has proved to be a burden for everyone.
Rising living cost,, have/has proved to be
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Doll's advice is sound, but the original sentence is not natural.

The rising cost of living or Rising living costs

But not Rising living cost
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Grammar GeekRising living costs


Which is the pronoun? 'rising' or 'costs'
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There is no pronoun. The noun is "costs."

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