Re: (GRE Success! ) Sentence Correction

Thanks for the game. Please unleash more sentences like this on me. :) . I
love to challenge myself and hopefully one day I'll get all the errors in
every sentence you post. Please keep posting. :) .




On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 12:13 AM, Srihari Yamanoor <[email protected]>wrote:

> **
>
>
> Hello Kartik,
>
> I agree, this sentence would not show up on a standardized test. It is
> simply full of errors. However, it is a good learning experience for us.
>
>  Thanks for playing!
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Srihari
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 11:35 AM, Kartik Datwani <[email protected]>wrote:
>
>> **
>>
>>
>> Hi again
>>
>> Thanks for answering. Actually if this question came up in a written test
>> like the GMAT, then it would certainly be beneficial to consider "it" a
>> mistake in the sentence. But in general talking and understanding I think
>> it'll pass as acceptable.
>>
>> P.S. - The second "it" has no antecedent in the above sentence but in
>> general conversation [it] is understood.
>> Sorry for the useless joke :D :D.
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 2:37 AM, Srihari Yamanoor <[email protected]>wrote:
>>
>>> **
>>>
>>>
>>> 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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>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> With kind regards
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Kartik Datwani
>>>>>> Assistant Manager
>>>>>> Vindhyachal Super Thermal Power Station
>>>>>> NTPC Ltd.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> With kind regards
>>>>
>>>> Kartik Datwani
>>>> Assistant Manager
>>>> Vindhyachal Super Thermal Power Station
>>>> NTPC Ltd.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>>
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>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> With kind regards
>>
>> Kartik Datwani
>> Assistant Manager
>> Vindhyachal Super Thermal Power Station
>> NTPC Ltd.
>>
>>
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>
> Photography: http://www.yamanoor.net/
>
> Laughs: http://ysrihari.blogspot.com/
>
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>
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With kind regards

Kartik Datwani
Assistant Manager
Vindhyachal Super Thermal Power Station
NTPC Ltd.