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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Type of error

"We are appologize for the delay." What is the exact error here? I mean the type of error
  

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There are at least two. One error is in the spelling. Another is in the verb structure: you cannot have two finite verbs juxtaposed in the clause; it must read either 'We apologize' or 'We are apologizing'.

  • There are at least two.
  • One error is in the spelling.
  • Another is in the verb structure: you cannot have two finite verbs juxtaposed in the clause; it must read either 'We apologize' or 'We are apologizing'.
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There are at least two. One error is in the spelling. Another is in the verb structure: you cannot have two finite verbs juxtaposed in the clause; it must read either 'We apologize' or 'We are apologizing'.

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