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MeggPhaggSioux Posted 15 years ago
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles#Demographics
"The racial makeup of Los Angeles was 1,888,158 White, 365,118 African American, 28,215 Native American, 426,959 Asian, 5,577 Pacific Islander, 902,959 from other races, and 175,635 from two or more races."
Shouldn't there be "who were" between "1,888,158" and "White", since "White" seems to used as an adjective here?
"The racial makeup of Los Angeles was 1,888,158 White, 365,118 African American, 28,215 Native American, 426,959 Asian, 5,577 Pacific Islander, 902,959 from other races, and 175,635 from two or more races."
Shouldn't there be "who were" between "1,888,158" and "White", since "White" seems to used as an adjective here?
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Hi, The adjectives are just being used like they are the names of categories. Clive
- Hi, The adjectives are just being used like they are the names of categories.
- Clive
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Hi,
The adjectives are just being used like they are the names of categories.
Clive
The adjectives are just being used like they are the names of categories.
Clive
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MeggPhaggSiouxShouldn't there be "who were" between "1,888,158" and "White", since "White" seems to used as an adjective here?As long as it's consistent, you can do them either way:
... was 1,888,158 who were White, 365,118 who were African American, 28,215 who were Native American, ...
... was 1,888,158 White, 365,118 A
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