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Hello teachers
I have these three choices in my book , the writer asks me to choose the right one
To know the right one really confused me ,
1-Passages returns to Christian era .
2-Texts refers to Christian time .
3-Articles dates to Christian period .
note : you can exchange the words among the three sentence
I prefer this ,
Texts dates to Christian period
Please I need your help
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please I need any comment
please don't let me down
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None of them work for me- as the nouns are plural, the verb should not have the -s at the end. I'd say:

Texts date from the Christian era.
Texts date back to the Christian are.
Texts/passages/articles refer to the Christian era.

Even so, the Christian period or era hasn't finished, so 'early Christian' would work better.
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thanks dear Tdol

Oh , yeah ......
I am sorry about the ( S )
so if such question comes in an exam
which one you recommened me to choose ?
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Oh , yeah ......
I am sorry about the ( S )
so if such question comes in an exam
which one you recommened me to choose ?



Are you sure you typed the sentences correctly?
Which one to choose? I think the three of them are wrong. The subject and the verb have to agree. Both should be singular or both should be plural.

You should follow any of tdol's sample sentences depending on what you are trying to say.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by herbiji
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so if such question comes in an exam
which one you recommened me to choose ?
As they're wrong, they shouldn't, but I would choose the second as the least wrong.
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Originally Posted by Michelle20
Oh , yeah ......
I am sorry about the ( S )
so if such question comes in an exam
which one you recommened me to choose ?
Are you sure you typed the sentences correctly?
Which one to choose? I think the three of them are wrong. The subject and the verb have to agree. Both should be singular or both should be plural.
You should follow any of tdol's sample sentences depending on what you are trying to say.
you know , each word was written separately so when I combined them I typed them wrong .......

thanks alot Michelle20 and you dear teacher Tdol for your help
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