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11-02-2005, 09:40 PM
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Need some very quick English help...
In cases which there are a definite disapproval, careful signs must be given to the teen.
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In cases which there is a definite disapproval, careful signs must be given to the teen.
I am thinking the latter. Can someone explain it to me. I am a bit confused between the multiple cases...and single disapproval.
Spanks.
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In cases which there is a definite disapproval, careful signs must be given to the teen.
I am thinking the latter. Can someone explain it to me. I am a bit confused between the multiple cases...and single disapproval.
Spanks.
11-02-2005, 09:57 PM
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Originally Posted by b00gers
In cases which there are a definite disapproval, careful signs must be given to the teen.
or
In cases which there is a definite disapproval, careful signs must be given to the teen.
I am thinking the latter. Can someone explain it to me. I am a bit confused between the multiple cases...and single disapproval.
Spanks.
or
In cases which there is a definite disapproval, careful signs must be given to the teen.
I am thinking the latter. Can someone explain it to me. I am a bit confused between the multiple cases...and single disapproval.
Spanks.
Cases in which there is a definite disapproval require that careful signs are provided to the teen.
11-02-2005, 09:58 PM
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Careful signs must be given to the teen in cases which there is a definite disapproval.
Careful signs must be given to the teen in cases which there is a definite disapproval.
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11-02-2005, 10:09 PM
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Originally Posted by 95SiR
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Careful signs must be given to the teen in cases which there is a definite disapproval.
Careful signs must be given to the teen in cases which there is a definite disapproval.
"Careful signs must be given to the teen in cases IN which there is a definite disapproval."
This causes 2 prepositional phrases, but is the most clear.
11-02-2005, 10:10 PM
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Originally Posted by rabidmonk
It is a poorly written sentence. Wouldn't this be more clear, eliminating a compound sentence where the dependent portion has no clear subject?
Cases in which there is a definite disapproval require that careful signs are provided to the teen.
Cases in which there is a definite disapproval require that careful signs are provided to the teen.
The wording you chose is even more awkward sounding.