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1. & 2. 'that was/is' has been omitted.
3. Is reported in the present.
4. Was reported in the past.
5. Is displayed in the present.
6. Was displayed in the past.
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1. This is a printer dedicated to (a/the) small volume production. (Is the determiner omitted here? If so, how do you know if it's 'a' or 'the'?)
It hasn't been omitted.
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1. Prospects who are themselves (as) sales people or who imagine they know a lot about selling sometimes present difficult selling obstacles, especially for the novice. (Is 'as' omitted here?)
It hasn't been omitted.

EX: Prospects are sales people. (Noun phrase, Predicate Nominal)
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1. Prospects who are themselves sales people. (So this is right? It sounds kind of odd.)
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It hasn't been omitted.
EX: Prospects are sales people. (Noun phrase, Predicate Nominal
What do these mean?
2. Prospects are themselves sales people. (I don't get it. So is this correct? why do I need 'themselves' their? What does it mean with that?)
3. Prospects are themselves.
4. Prospects are sales people.
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2. is correct, but wordy. 'themselves' is a reflexive pronoun; e.g., "I, myself, am a teacher ~ I am a teacher myself; 3. is incorrect. It's a TO BE sentence, and yet 'themselves' is neither a noun nor an adjective; 4. is correct. 'sales people' is a noun.
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1. Prospects are themselves.
1. What is the structure for the sentence above?

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It's a TO BE sentence, and yet 'themselves' is neither a noun nor an adjective;
2. Prospects are just being themselves. (What is the structure for this sentence? How is this correct? 'themselves' is neither a noun nor an adjective?)

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1. What is the structure for the sentence above?

2. Prospects are just being themselves. (What is the structure for this sentence? How is this correct? 'themselves' is neither a noun nor an adjective?)
If 1. is synonymous with 2., then it's correct.
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Are these correct? What do they mean?
1. I need 10$ worth of gas. (Is this correct like this? What is the point of 'worth' here? What does it mean with that?)
2. I need 10$ of gas. (Is this correct? Is 'worth' omitted here? Do I have to have 'worth' here?)
Is #1 and #2 synonymous?

Are these correct?
3. It is going to take ten and a half hour. (Is this correct? Is 'hours' omitted between 'ten' and 'and'?)

4. It is going to take ten hours and a half. (Is this correct? Is 'hours' omitted after 'half' ?)
6. It is going to take ten hours and a half hour. (Is it redundant to have 'hour' after 'half'?)
7. It is going to take tenand a half. (Is this correct? What does it mean?)


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1. is correct. '$10 worth of gas' is similar in structure to "2 cups (worth) of sugar"; 2. is incorrect; 3. is incorrect. 'hour' should be 'hours'; I wouldn't rule out 6., but it's not the Standard form; 7. is incorrect.
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Thanks.

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Is this correct? If not, why?
1. Security alarm will sound if (a/the) door is opened. (Is 'a/the' omitted here? Or is 'door' an uncountable noun here because you don't know if it is one door or two doors?
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