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Tinanam0102 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Verb to be or not
Hi teachers,
"While allowing Jack control of the hunters turns out to be political suicide"
Is there a missing word in the sentence? Like "allowing Jack to take control of" or "allowing Jack's control of"?
Thank you
TN
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tinanam0102 Is there a missing word in the sentence? No. It is simply not a sentence.
- tinanam0102 Is there a missing word in the sentence?
- No.
- It is simply not a sentence.
- It is a dependent clause, with "while" as a subordinator.
- The entire sentence is this: While allowing Jack control of the hunters turns out to be political (and almost personal) suicide ultimately, Ralph himself is still under the spell of polite society, looking more to make friends than to lead strategically.
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tinanam0102Is there a missing word in the sentence?
No. It is simply not a sentence. It is a dependent clause, with "while" as a subordinator. The entire sentence is this:
While allowing Jack control of the hunters turns out to be political (and almost personal) suicide ultimately, Ralph himself is still under the spell of polite society, looking
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