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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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Which one is correct?

"The war that people have been assuming would broke out."
"The war people have been assuming that would broke out."
"The war people have been assuming that would broke out"
"The war people have been assuming would broke out."

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Top answer

The second and third are impossible. The first are not impossible, but are clunky. Our eye runs would and broke'together.

  • The second and third are impossible.
  • The first are not impossible, but are clunky.
  • Our eye runs would and broke'together.
  • Even The war that people had been assuming would break out did (break out) , which is better, is not the finest of sentences.
  • It seems to cry out for a comma before did to make the sentence easier to read.
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The second and third are impossible. The first are not impossible, but are clunky. Our eye runs would and broke'together. Even The war that people had been assuming would break out did (break out) , which is better, is not the finest of sentences. It seems to cry out for a comma before did to make the sentence easier to read. However, a single comma between a subject a

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