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Each of the following sentences contains a faulty comparison . Rewrite each sentence to eliminate the error. a. The word-processing equipment in the direct-mail department op­erates more efficiently than the customer relations department. b. The production manager expressed greater...

If you want to research this topic on the Internet, the following terminology may be useful to you: To leave the word "that" out in a sentence is called that-omission. As far as I know, this happens in two particular instances, restrictive relative clauses and that-clauses (a type of...

Swagatalakshmi wrote: OK - consulted couple of grammar books. "Participles" (verb+-ing or verb in past participle form) ALWAYS modify nouns. If you see a verb +-ing used as a stand-alone phrase (noun) which is not modifying anything, it must be a gerund. There is nothing called "adverbial...

Hi, this informative essay took me about 1 hour to research and write. It’s far from perfect but at least it is a draft that I’m proud of. I’ll refine it when I can. Although I’m happy with the basic structure, I need to correct split infinitives and try to make the syntax better. I’d be grateful...

Hi, 1 Homework answer (2 parts) 2 I talk a little bit about this homework question 3 references from English language books (5 references) 1a Homework answer This sentence sounds OK: “By his own admission he said he could not do the job”. 1b Homework answer This next sentence includes...