Sentence correction in past papers. - Page 37

ursula · #**361** Monday, January 25, 2016

Quote:

Originally Posted by hazelnut

someone correct this sentence please
He complied with the requirement that all graduate students in education should write a thesis.

Non-identifying clause is based on incorrect structuring.
I.e. all graduate students in education should write a thesis,must have
(Subject+verb+prepositional phrase)
Here clause is incorrectly arranged,
So, nice would be
He complied with the requirement that all graduate students should write a thesis in education.
Otherwise it has no comma splice and spelling mistakes.
Hope this time it fix it.

Adeel Ahmed · #**362** Monday, January 25, 2016

Quote:

Originally Posted by ursula

Non-identifying clause is based on incorrect structuring.
I.e. all graduate students in education should write a thesis,must have
(Subject+verb+prepositional phrase)
Here clause is incorrectly arranged,
So, nice would be
He complied with the requirement that all graduate students should write a thesis in education.
Otherwise it has no comma splice and spelling mistakes.
Hope this time it fix it.

Correction:
He complied with the requirement that all the graduate students in education write a thesis.

Remove SHOULD.

ursula · #**363** Monday, January 25, 2016

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adeel Ahmed

Correction:
He complied with the requirement that all the graduate students in education write a thesis.

Remove SHOULD.

Buddy,read the noun clause all the graduate students in education write a thesis.
Now,tell me sentence structure,it should be subject+verb +object
Your suggested correction stands for sentence structure S+PP+V+O,which is incorrect.
in my corrected sentence should comes or not,i am not sure ,but it seems fine to me.Hope if it could be cleared.

Adeel Ahmed · #**364** Monday, January 25, 2016

Quote:

Originally Posted by ursula

Buddy,read the noun clause all the graduate students in education write a thesis.
Now,tell me sentence structure,it should be subject+verb +object
Your suggested correction stands for sentence structure S+PP+V+O,which is incorrect.
in my corrected sentence should comes or not,i am not sure ,but it seems fine to me.Hope if it could be cleared.

Dear, it is not necessary that the sequence follows SUB+VERB+OBJ. Writing has many styles: you can change the position of words to put spice in your language. It is, in grammatical usage, correct style. You will often find this type of writing in various books and newspapers.
Secondly, it is also correct grammatically if we write in following sequence:
OBJECT+VERB+SUBJECT
Such as:
The days are gone.(CORRECT)
Gone are the days.( CORRECT FORM with more emphasis)
I hope that you have got my point.

ursula · #**365** Monday, January 25, 2016

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adeel Ahmed

Dear, it is not necessary that the sequence follows SUB+VERB+OBJ. Writing has many styles: you can change the position of words to put spice in your language. It is, in grammatical usage, correct style. You will often find this type of writing in various books and newspapers.
Secondly, it is also correct grammatically if we write in following sequence:
OBJECT+VERB+SUBJECT
Such as:
The days are gone.(CORRECT)
Gone are the days.( CORRECT FORM with more emphasis)
I hope that you have got my point.

Buddy the style you're talking about is said to be inversion of verb
For example,Under no circumstances has she compelled me to finish the project.It has nothing to do with your ascribed explanations.

He complied with the requirement that all graduate students should write a thesis.Kindly invert the sentence i.e.verb+subject+object

hazelnut · #**366** Tuesday, January 26, 2016

whats wrong with these two:
1.A ten-feet long snake made people run here and there.
2.Enclosed with this letter was a signed Affidavit and a carbon copy of his request to our main office.

hazelnut · #**367** Tuesday, January 26, 2016

the second one is i guess
Attached with this letter was a signed Affidavit and a carbon copy of his request to our main office

nawepukhtoon · #**368** Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Quote:

Originally Posted by hazelnut

whats wrong with these two:
1.A ten-feet long snake made people run here and there.
2.Enclosed with this letter was a signed Affidavit and a carbon copy of his request to our main office.

A ten-foot long snake made people run here and there.
Enclosed with this letter were a signed affidavit and a carbon copy of his request to our main office.

in the first sentence ten-foot work as an adjective. adjectives have no plural. feet is a plural.
in the second sentence the letter was attached with two papers, an affidavit and a carbon copy of his request. Hence was should be replaced by were, the plural form
Regards.

ursula · #**369** Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Quote:

Originally Posted by nawepukhtoon

A ten-foot long snake made people run here and there.
Enclosed with this letter were a signed affidavit and a carbon copy of his request to our main office.

in the first sentence ten-foot work as an adjective. adjectives have no plural. feet is a plural.
in the second sentence the letter was attached with two papers, an affidavit and a carbon copy of his request. Hence was should be replaced by were, the plural form
Regards.

your first sentence correction is absolutely right , and explanation is also fine.

But second sentence has another error as well,which is known as error of dangling modifiers.in such type of sentences what reader perceive is quite awkward like
Your sentence is read as a letter is enclosed along with other paraphernalia; in order to correct such a type of errors we place immediately modifier along with modified.
Hence correct sentence would be; This letter enclosed a signed affidavit and a carbon copy of his request to our main office.
If there is any discrepancy than come up with proof.Hope it will fix the issue.Tuck it!

nawepukhtoon · #**370** Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Quote:

Originally Posted by ursula

your first sentence correction is absolutely right , and explanation is also fine.

But second sentence has another error as well,which is known as error of dangling modifiers.in such type of sentences what reader perceive is quite awkward like
Your sentence is read as a letter is enclosed along with other paraphernalia; in order to correct such a type of errors we place immediately modifier along with modified.
Hence correct sentence would be; This letter enclosed a signed affidavit and a carbon copy of his request to our main office.
If there is any discrepancy than come up with proof.Hope it will fix the issue.Tuck it!

DEAR URSULA
the writer in the second sentence has stressed the enclosure of the papers. you cannot prove it wrong by any means. you can consult with someone expert in English grammar. there is only one mistake in the sentence and that is of the singular form put in place of a plural form.
regards. any feedback will be highly appreciated.

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