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Park sang joon Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Typo??

Set in the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternate_timeline of the years 2007-2010 (2049 in the U.S. dub), giant monsters and conquering http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extraterrestrial_life start to appear, as was foretold by an apocalyptic prophecy about an uncontrollable chaos over the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth. Facing the threat, the TPC (Terrestrial Peaceable Consortium) is created, such as its branch, GUTS (Global Unlimited Task Squad). Through a http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holographic message in a capsule found by researchers, the GUTS gets knowledge about a golden pyramid built by an ancient civilization.

I think "such as" should be "as such" or only "as."
And I'd like to know if my thought is right.
Thank you in advance for your help.
  

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"such as" is used incorrectly. I am not clear what was intended. Neither of your suggestions works.

  • "such as" is used incorrectly.
  • I am not clear what was intended.
  • Neither of your suggestions works.
  • Also, "Facing the threat" seems to be dangling.
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"such as" is used incorrectly. I am not clear what was intended. Neither of your suggestions works.

Also, "Facing the threat" seems to be dangling.

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