Re: (GRE Success! ) Sentence Correction

Hello Kartik,

When I responded today morning, I was glad I had shared the link to the
source article. I had to look twice before I made my statement. I will try
to defend it, but it is pretty week I have to admit :).

The author was referring to both the accuser and the defendant by using the
word "their". Your logic is absolutely right in strict terms, but I took a
looser interpretation after reading that sentence and examining the
context.

Sincerely,

Srihari


On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 12:55 PM, Kartik Datwani <[email protected]>wrote:

> **
>
>
> Hi
>
> Thanks for the reply. I have a question though -
>
> Shouldn't the [their] have a proper antecedent? A pronoun is wrongly used
> if it does not refer directly to an antecedent. Here the antecedents are
> only Taitz and Botterud, and both are singular. Or is it legitimate to use
> [their] in the way it has been done in this case?
>
> Please clarify. :) . Thanks.
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 12:05 PM, Srihari Yamanoor <[email protected]>wrote:
>
>> **
>>
>>
>> Hello Kartik,
>>
>> I would add correction "elections fraud in forgery" to "elections fraud
>> and forgery". I think [their] court date is fine.
>>
>> Thanks much for playing!
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Srihari
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 11:52 PM, Kartik Datwani <[email protected]
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> **
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> ""Your opposition will constitute Obstruction of Justice, Aiding and
>>> Abetting in the elections fraud in forgery [,] and treason in allowing a
>>> foreign citizen to usurp the civil rights of the U.S. citizens and the U.S.
>>> Presidency, with [an] [the] aid of forged IDs" Taitz wrote in an email<http://www.orlytaitzesq.com/?p=360759> to
>>> Botterud ahead of [their] [his/her] court date. "
>>>
>>> 1. The [,] is required just before the "and" because the expression
>>> after the "and" is a long one.
>>> 2. A little rearrangement of the elements of the second "and" makes the
>>> sentence easier to read and understand.
>>> 3. [the] should be used instead of [an]. Or it could be completely
>>> omitted.
>>> 4. [his/her] should be used instead of [their] in order to refer to
>>> Taitz - I am not sure about this.
>>>
>>> Please tell me if I am wrong. Also please tell me about any other errors
>>> present.
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Dec 4, 2012 at 3:40 AM, Srihari Yamanoor <[email protected]>wrote:
>>>
>>>> **
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hello Everyone,
>>>>
>>>> Can anyone find mistakes in this sentence?
>>>>
>>>> Please ignore the context: ""Your opposition will constitute
>>>> Obstruction of Justice, Aiding and Abetting in the elections fraud in
>>>> forgery and treason in allowing a foreign citizen to usurp the U.S.
>>>> Presidency with an aid of forged IDs and usurp the civil rights of the U.S.
>>>> citizens," Taitz wrote in an email<http://www.orlytaitzesq.com/?p=360759> to
>>>> Botterud ahead of their court date. "
>>>>
>>>> Source:
>>>> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/02/orly-taitz-obama-college-records_n_2229370.html
>>>>
>>>> Good Luck,
>>>>
>>>> Srihari
>>>>
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>>>
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>>>
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>>>
>>>
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>
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