The sentence is a grammatical mess, especially the part in bold. I guess it would improve marginally if there were a colon after entered into them. What follows explains the speculative element: the cattle might deteriorate or be productive. They

Make it plural. witnesses. Then add only ' if it already ends in s . witnesses' CJ

No, no apostrophe in the 1600s . The apostrophe is a possessive marker, not a plural marker. It is grudgingly approved only in a very limited number of cases which would otherwise look confusing, as in this: mind your p's and q's .

Hi, malaise s Clive

What would be the plural of the word 'malaise' ?

Many thank-yous were expressed.

Type is too tiny...I see I missed the opening "I's." However, my grammar books accept the apostrophe after numbers made plural. Without is also correct, but with is perfectly fine.

Employment - we're making progress/progressing together I like "progressing." "We're making progress" evokes "we're not making progress." That is, "we're just barely making it," or

No. Each adjective takes its own (different) preposition. When you switch to the verbals, you have new problems. They don't work in parallel. You have respect for X. You can devote the next four hours to homework. You can devote yourself to

Hi, Having respect for and devotion to the natural world need not be limited to a special Thanksgiving holiday. It can fill our lives every day throughout the year. Is it right to interpret the bold in the above as "respecting and