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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Which was to
Hello Everybody!
I have a question on starting a separate clause with 'which was to.' Abraham performed the ritual, which was to sacrifice his son Jacob. Is 'which was to' okay here? Or would it be better to say: Abraham performed the ritual, which involved sacrificing his son.
2) Is there a comma (for 'for one') when we say: The judge, for one, was as corrupt as any.
3) Is media singular when we use it like this: The media has its flaws and shortcomings. ('media and its' rather than 'media and their').
4) He was capable of twisting their arms and thereby getting both of them to agree. (is this right?)
Warmly,
I have a question on starting a separate clause with 'which was to.' Abraham performed the ritual, which was to sacrifice his son Jacob. Is 'which was to' okay here? Or would it be better to say: Abraham performed the ritual, which involved sacrificing his son.
2) Is there a comma (for 'for one') when we say: The judge, for one, was as corrupt as any.
3) Is media singular when we use it like this: The media has its flaws and shortcomings. ('media and its' rather than 'media and their').
4) He was capable of twisting their arms and thereby getting both of them to agree. (is this right?)
Warmly,
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Anonymous Abraham performed the ritual, which was to sacrifice his son Jacob. The sentence is correct. The to , however, goes with the infinitive to sacrifice .
- Anonymous Abraham performed the ritual, which was to sacrifice his son Jacob.
- The sentence is correct.
- The to , however, goes with the infinitive to sacrifice .
- Anonymous 2) Is there a comma (for 'for one') when we say: The judge, for one, was as corrupt as any.
- It looks and sounds better with the comma.
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AnonymousAbraham performed the ritual, which was to sacrifice his son Jacob.The sentence is correct. The to, however, goes with the infinitive to sacrifice.
Anonymous2) Is there a comma (for 'for one') when we say: The judge, for one, was as corrupt as any.It looks and sounds better with the comma. A pause he
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