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Students, one more time: let’s think of the *other* ways this formulation might have been made. Is there a way to phrase this that wd provide, rather than obscure, the clear understanding of cause and effect? I can’t tell you how sorry I am we have to keep going over this
yes, students, 'knelt on' *is* a verb phrase, but just any verb won't do if we want to explain precisely the nature of an action. let's keep working [turns to blackboard, weeps]
![yes, students, 'knelt on' *is* a verb phrase, but just any verb won't do if we want to explain precisely the nature of an action. let's keep working [turns to blackboard, weeps]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EZM_ExGXkAI0kbS.png "yes, students, 'knelt on' *is* a verb phrase, but just any verb won't do if we want to explain precisely the nature of an action. let's keep working [turns to blackboard, weeps]")
no no -- I'm sorry. please keep working
guys, really -- what do you think it *means* to be 'in' 'a death'? what are we saying with that preposition? nothing, right? right: it means nothing. we need a subject; a precise and accurate verb; and an object. that is a sentence. try again
"placed"?? Students, i'm having a hard time believing that this is so hard for you, & i doubt @nytimes, @washingtonpost, @APNewsroom, @WSJ hire writers who don't grasp these basic tenets of style. honestly i'm starting to think you all might be doing this on purpose?
