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tanguatlay
 
Reply Mon 16 Jan, 2017 09:36 am
It was a truly great bonding for ladies, getting to know one another better instead of just cursory greetings when at the temple.

1. Is the sentence OK?
2. Is 'a' optional?

Thanks.

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PUNKEY
 
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Reply Mon 16 Jan, 2017 09:52 am
It was truly a great bonding for ladies, allowing them know one another better instead of just cursory greetings when at the temple.

It was truly a great bonding experience for the ladies. They got to to know one another better, instead of just cursory greetings when at the temple.

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dalehileman
 
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Reply Mon 16 Jan, 2017 11:19 am
@tanguatlay,
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instead of just cursory greetings
Tang I don't know for sure but that phrase bothers me for some reason

We need some more nearly expert help
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PUNKEY
 
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Reply Mon 16 Jan, 2017 03:51 pm
instead of just exchanging cursory greetings at the temple.
dalehileman
 
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Reply Mon 16 Jan, 2017 05:00 pm
@PUNKEY,
Bless you, my dedicated Key to It All
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Blickers
 
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Reply Mon 16 Jan, 2017 09:44 pm
@tanguatlay,
With the "a", bonding is a noun.

Without the "a", bonding is a verb.

The sentence seems a little odd, but I believe it is grammatically correct either way.
tanguatlay
 
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Reply Tue 17 Jan, 2017 09:46 am
@Blickers,
It was a truly great bonding for ladies, getting to know one another better instead of just exchanging cursory greetings when at the temple.

Is exchanging missing from the sentence?

Thanks.
tanguatlay
 
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Reply Tue 17 Jan, 2017 10:17 am
@tanguatlay,
It was a truly great bonding for ladies, getting to know one another better instead of just exchanging cursory greetings when at the temple.

Is exchanging missing from the sentence? Punkey has already suggested adding 'exchanging'.
dalehileman
 
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Reply Tue 17 Jan, 2017 11:46 am
@Blickers,
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odd, but...correct either way
Yea Blick, also my immediate reaction
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dalehileman
 
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Reply Tue 17 Jan, 2017 11:50 am
@tanguatlay,
Sometimes just 'correct' not good enough

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Is exchanging missing
Somehow, Guat, I'd say it's needed to make the construction parallel

...'getting..... instead of... exchanging...'
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