Raymott
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man of manners says:
I only wanted to say that these books are written carefully and proofread so the chance of there being such an unnatural mistake is very small.
Sure, but if there is a mistake there, the chances rise to 100%.
Also, there are many teachers here who can also proofread, and who are likely to pick up errors that a busy proofreader might miss. We have more time to analyse a sentence, especially once it's been pointed out as being suspicious. You also then have other teachers who will contest an incorrect answer. The chances of three or four us all being wrong about something being grammatical is smaller than in your example.
I only wanted to say that these books are written carefully and proofread so the chance of there being such an unnatural mistake is very small.
Sure, but if there is a mistake there, the chances rise to 100%.
Also, there are many teachers here who can also proofread, and who are likely to pick up errors that a busy proofreader might miss. We have more time to analyse a sentence, especially once it's been pointed out as being suspicious. You also then have other teachers who will contest an incorrect answer. The chances of three or four us all being wrong about something being grammatical is smaller than in your example.
