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Reply Wed 5 Nov, 2008 12:55 am
I once saw someone who had committed suicide.

Is the above sentence correct in every aspect?

Many thanks in advance.
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McTag
 
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Reply Wed 5 Nov, 2008 02:12 am
@tanguatlay,
Quote:
I once saw someone who had committed suicide.

Is the above sentence correct in every aspect?


It's a bit odd. You were looking at a body, presumably. So "someone" does not quite fit. But it could do, in certain circumstances.
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contrex
 
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Reply Wed 5 Nov, 2008 03:03 pm
@tanguatlay,
I once saw the body of someone who had committed suicide.
tanguatlay
 
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Reply Thu 6 Nov, 2008 10:23 am
@contrex,
Thanks, McTag and Contrex.
verbivore
 
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Reply Thu 15 Jan, 2009 10:33 pm
@tanguatlay,
"Something comprises of something else" - is Wrong. (probably)

"Something comprises something else" " Right. (probably)
Eg: India comprises 28 states. Fine.

"Something is comprised of Something" is accepted even by the native speakers of english language.
Which means "India is comprised of 28 states" is accepted by Grammarians.
Since it means Constituents How can we used comprised in the said sentence?
Shouldn't it be replaced by "composed of"?
Comprises means a large entity broken into smaller ones, not the union of smaller ones into a single large entity, right?

Can someone please help me with this doubt??
solipsister
 
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Reply Thu 15 Jan, 2009 10:36 pm
@tanguatlay,
So you didn't see the person again?
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contrex
 
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Reply Fri 16 Jan, 2009 05:50 pm
@verbivore,
The traditional rule states that the whole comprises the parts and the parts compose (NOT comprise!) the whole.
verbivore
 
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Reply Mon 19 Jan, 2009 11:58 pm
@contrex,
Thank you so much contrex Smile
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JTT
 
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Reply Tue 20 Jan, 2009 07:24 pm
@contrex,
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M-W:

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comprise

1 : to include especially within a particular scope <civilization as Lenin used the term would then certainly have comprised the changes that are now associated in our minds with “developed” rather than “developing” states " Times Literary Supplement>
2 : to be made up of <a vast installation, comprising fifty buildings " Jane Jacobs>
3 : compose , constitute <a misconception as to what comprises a literary generation " William Styron> <about 8 percent of our military forces are comprised of women " Jimmy Carter>
usage Although it has been in use since the late 18th century, sense 3 is still attacked as wrong. Why it has been singled out is not clear, but until comparatively recent times it was found chiefly in scientific or technical writing rather than belles lettres. Our current evidence shows a slight shift in usage: sense 3 is somewhat more frequent in recent literary use than the earlier senses. You should be aware, however, that if you use sense 3 you may be subject to criticism for doing so, and you may want to choose a safer synonym such as compose or make up.


"Why it has been singled out is not clear,..."

The defining principle of prescriptions.
verbivore
 
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Reply Wed 25 Feb, 2009 05:53 am
@JTT,
you informed all your leaves..
is the usage of 'leaves' wrong?
kindly advise.
JTT
 
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Reply Wed 25 Feb, 2009 10:33 am
@verbivore,
I don't know what you mean, Verbivore.
McTag
 
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Reply Thu 26 Feb, 2009 02:12 am
@JTT,

I don't either.
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