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Old 16-Jun-2004, 23:32
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Yep, it should be whom.
WHy is it "whom"?

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The error in this sentence is A. Why?

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The error in this sentence is C. Why?

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The error in this sentence is A. Why? It is b/c "their" should be "there? If so, why? I don't get it.

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The error in this sentence is B. Why?

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The error in this sentence is A. Why?

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The error in this sentence is B. Why? "..occured in Victoria recently.." so this sentence should be in present tensee? "when a cougar is spied freely.." <-- doesn't "is" mean present tense? " if i used "was", then it would mean past tense? So why is B wrong?
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We use 'whom' directly after a preposition.
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1: I don't know
2: ...prior to our disembarking...
3: prey
4: strange sentence! ...the tourists instead of... (not sure of this one)
5: Scientists, (missing comma)
6: was spied. You need a past tense, because of 'such a time'.

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Old 17-Jun-2004, 19:03
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Why is B incorrect? Is the qutation marks incorrect? If so, what is wrong with it?

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What is wrong with A?

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What is wrong with C?
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Old 17-Jun-2004, 20:04
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1: No capital: "is to become familiar", not "Is to..."
2: ...and using...
3: at a site

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"...and may switch to the sport full-time if he ever tires of bikes." <--is this correct? or should this be "ever gets tired of bikes."?
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Old 18-Jun-2004, 11:26
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Both are fine.

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Old 18-Jun-2004, 18:47
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"...and may switch to the sport full-time if he ever tires of bikes." <--what does the sentence mean if i add "gets" between "ever" and "tires"? How come i don't need "gets" for this sentence and it makes sense?



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What is wrong with C?
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Tire- active verb
Get tired = verb + past participle

They both add up to the same meaning in this sentence.
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1: ...remain (no s)...
2: "most gravest" can't be right ("gravest")

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