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Grammar masters turn me on, they give me hope for this world.

[quote=Chaud]@Shroomsly: I'm allowed to steal that, right? I mean, I'll give you credit of course.
In my thoughts. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Lol I'm just a tad discombobulated (Golly gosh I love this word) because of sleep deprivation hardyharharhar
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I need to go to bed...
Just saw your edit: I'll heed your advise, wise shroomsly. Btw, your basil name is awesome.

Was I always this spontaneous...?[/quote]

Why thank you. You are free to steal it from me, however, if Charlotte Brontë comes back to me to borrow it again, I'll have to refer her to you.

[quote=Chaud]ROFLMAO! At least I don't correct ppl's grammar when they don't ask for it, right? LOL
Wait... do I? I don't think I do... Oh God am I about to surf through all my posts...
Nope. Lethargy conquers me every single time without fail xD[/quote]

A ruffled mind makes a restless pillow, miss.

I highly suggest that you do not engage that desire. I know that my last night was quite awful; I should hate to hear of anyone else having a similar experience.

[quote=Chaud]GASP! I cannot believe I made such an oversight! Gah! I posted that after an all nighter at 7AM, but that's no excuse. Standing ovation. Indeed, it should be "number," not "amount." Ugh... Disappointment floods my mind to know that I failed to notice this, even considering the circumstances.

But thank you for writing that. Too many believe that making sentences verbose will yield higher marks... I could write an essay about how illogical this way of thinking is... but I'll concede to make only one more remark: brevity is a virtue of the written word.[/quote]

Why thank you!

haha, I can relate! Even grammar enthusiasts will require several hours (better yet, a day at minimum) to revise their writing. Having said that, I urge you not to be so disappointed in yourself.

Ah, but 'brevity' and 'conciseness' are not one and the same.

#1 should be contribute, not attribute.

#2, as others said, isn't wrong grammatically. However, it COULD be written better. That's kinda strange she'd mark it wrong though.

Just wondering, you're gonna use basilmarket as your source? lol :I

1st one, attribute is used incorrectly.

@Xgo321: haha, it's okay. Even grammar checkers make the mistake of overlooking such errors in writing. It's very easy to miss!

@SoIntoYou: oh snap, I think I just got "owned" by my grammar skills.

First sentence has already been resolved by many, so I'll skip right to the second. xD

@ TS,
Word usage of 'amount' is wrong here. 'Number' would be the better choice in this case, as demonstrated below:
"There is a prodigious [b]number[/b] of job opportunities throughout Botswana."

'Amount' should be used with a singular non-count noun. 'Number' should be used with a plural count noun.
To determine the word that is most fitting, you would consider the word 'opportunities' in your sentence (because it is the object of the prepositional phrase which modifies the noun in question). 'Opportunities' is something you can count. There is not an [i]amount[/i] of opportunities, but a [i]number[/i] of opportunities.

[quote=Chaud]Those horrid sentences boast more errors than just the italicized... but I digress.

1. As others have stated, "contribute" not "attribute"
2. Structurally, I see nothing wrong with "amount". However, the syntax of this sentence (and of the former for that matter) is... terrible... Why not say "Botswana has many job opportunities," as that suffices, not to mention it's not verbose like the original...[/quote]
Yes, I might have to agree with Chaud here. The active voice in writing is generally preferred over the passive voice.
a. There is a prodigious number of job opportunities throughout Botswana.
b. Botswana boasts many job opportunities.
^ See the difference here? When the "do-er" (in this case being Botswana) of the sentence is known, you want to use that as the main subject of the sentence. Pair that subject with a(n exciting) verb and you've got a more clear and concise sentence already.

Moreover, for the purpose of being concise in writing, one might want to avoid using "there is" or "it is" to begin a sentence. But I digress.

[quote=Xgo321]2.There is a prodigious AMOUNTS? of job opportunities throughout Botswana.[/quote]
^ Actually, the TS used the correct grammatical form (singular, not plural).
The prepositional phrase 'of job opportunities' functions an adjective modifying the noun 'amount.' 'An amount' rather than 'an amounts.'

Hope that helps, and good luck with your essay. =)

1. First, social aspects in the novel CONTRIBUTE to an exceptional amount of the overall conception of Botswana.

2.There is a prodigious AMOUNTS? of job opportunities throughout Botswana.

First one hsould be contributes, for sure.
2nd one should be amounts, not too sure though

For the first one, attribute sounds kind of wrong in a sentence being used like that.
Perhaps you could use another word.

The first one is an incorrect use of the word [i]attribute[/i].

I'm pretty sure the second one should be [i]amounts[/i] but I could be wrong.