MICROSOFT WORD SAYS THIS SENTENCE IS INCORRECT:
Chillingworth studies Dimmesdale’s condition under the pretext of helping him, but is really trying to examine his mind.
HOW CAN I FIX IT?
2007-10-20 05:49:52 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
JEN THANKS FOR THE ANSWER, BUT THAT DIDN'T WORK.
2007-10-20 05:57:13 · update #1
Try putting the sentence another way:- Chillingworth studies Dimmesdale's condition under the pretext of helping him, but he is really trying to examine Dimmesdale's mind.
2007-10-20 05:56:19 · answer #1 · answered by Rainbow 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Chilling worth is trying to examine Dimmesdale's mind condition under the pretext of helping him.
2007-10-20 12:55:23 · answer #2 · answered by ? 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I am not completely sure, but I think the verbs should be in the past tense: "Chillingworth STUDIED Dimmesdale's condition under the pretext of helping him, but HE WAS really trying to examine his mind".
2007-10-20 12:55:32 · answer #3 · answered by circle_sabine 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
change pretext to pretense
C studies D's condition under the pretense of helping him. C is really trying to examine/study his mind.
2007-10-20 12:53:14 · answer #4 · answered by JEN 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Why fix it? It is correct grammar and conveys (I suppose) the thought you want. MS Word is not the supreme arbiter of grammar. It proposes some outrageous 'corrections' to sentences more complex than 'See Jane run.'
2007-10-20 15:04:11 · answer #5 · answered by dollhaus 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like a fragment (not a complete sentence)
2007-10-20 12:54:13 · answer #6 · answered by jenasey 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
comma after but
2007-10-20 12:54:15 · answer #7 · answered by will 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
read it and yu tell me, keep repeating and changing it until it sounds right.
2007-10-20 12:57:55 · answer #8 · answered by jt 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋