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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Verb Tense
In the sentence:
Students investigated the effect of temperature on the length of time it took painted butterflies to emerge from the pupa stage.
Should "took" be left as is, or changed to "takes."
I'm copy editing for a text book, and I believe it should be "takes" but can't cite a source/rule for this.
Students investigated the effect of temperature on the length of time it took painted butterflies to emerge from the pupa stage.
Should "took" be left as is, or changed to "takes."
I'm copy editing for a text book, and I believe it should be "takes" but can't cite a source/rule for this.
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" I would write "takes" because you're focusing on a general effect, not focusing on the story about what the students did. CJ
- " I would write "takes" because you're focusing on a general effect, not focusing on the story about what the students did.
- CJ
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AnonymousShould "took" be left as is, or changed to "takes."I would write "takes" because you're focusing on a general effect, not focusing on the story about what the students did.
CJ
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