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Robbie Antenesse 86 days ago.
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| February 16, 2012 at 2:15 pm #55401 | |
 Malin | Hello awesome nerdfighers! I’m really confused because in my grammar homework I’m supposed to correct the sentence: |
| February 18, 2012 at 12:54 pm #56161 | |
 Alex McMillan | “unemployed’s situation” seems like an odd way of phrasing it, I would say “unemployment situation” |
| February 27, 2012 at 1:38 am #60154 | |
| Robbie Antenesse | The word “unemployed” is an adjective and an adjective, being a descriptive word, can’t possess something the way it’s being shown to in that sentence. “The pretty’s ball bounced wildly.” vs. “The pretty dog’s ball bounced wildly.” A better sentence would be “The unemployed person’s situation has gone from bad to worse.” Or even “The unemployment situation has gone from bad to worse.” |
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