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Sequence of modifiers that modify the same noun

by shalini.mishra89 Wed Jul 16, 2014 2:43 pm

Hi there ,

Is the following construction -

"X , son of Y , grandson of Z " - correct ?
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Re: Sequence of modifiers that modify the same noun

by RonPurewal Thu Jul 17, 2014 3:44 am

Context?

Source?

Thanks.
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Re: Sequence of modifiers that modify the same noun

by shalini.mishra89 Thu Jul 17, 2014 3:52 pm

In the modifiers chapter of Manhattan sentence correction book , it says -
"Avoid long sequences of modifiers that modify the same noun"

In this context , is the sentence posted above correct ?

There is no official source of the question .

Hope this helps .
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Re: Sequence of modifiers that modify the same noun

by RonPurewal Wed Jul 23, 2014 7:02 am

shalini.mishra89 Wrote:In the modifiers chapter of Manhattan sentence correction book , it says -
"Avoid long sequences of modifiers that modify the same noun"

In this context , is the sentence posted above correct ?

There is no official source of the question .

Hope this helps .


What do you think is wrong with it?