[Grammar] Are these sentences grammatically correct?

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masterthief1324

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"I've started the download but there aren't many people who are offering to share the file which means the downloading process will be slow.

I doubt my connection can upload all 717Mb of the movie so I will have to give you the video via USB. All will be done on the assumption that I can download this video on time."

I have a friend who wanted to know if these sentences were grammatically correct. I underlined the part I wasn't too sure of.

Red = Diction
Blue = Subject-verb agreement
 

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"I've started the download but there aren't many people who are offering to share the file which means the downloading process will be slow.

I doubt my connection can upload all 717Mb of the movie so I will have to give you the video via USB. All will be done on the assumption that I can download this video on time."

I have a friend who wanted to know if these sentences were grammatically correct. I underlined the part I wasn't too sure of.

Red = Diction
Blue = Subject-verb agreement
I can't see a problem with the coloured bits.

The first sentence needs a comma after 'file'. Otherwise you are are talking about "a file which means the downloading process will be slow". Such a file probably doesn't exist, and if it did, it is probably not what you're after.
That is, you need a comma to convert this defining clause into a non-defining clause.
 
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