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by hey_thr67 » Mon May 28, 2012 3:52 am
Could you please tell me why following sentences are correct or wrong ?


The lions growled, WITH their fur STANDING on end. (correct)

WITH only 25% of the student body, seniors get 50% of the resources. (wrong)
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by Ashujain » Mon May 28, 2012 5:21 am
hey_thr67 wrote:Could you please tell me why following sentences are correct or wrong ?


The lions growled, WITH their fur STANDING on end. (correct)

WITH only 25% of the student body, seniors get 50% of the resources. (wrong)
2nd sentence is wrong because seniors themselves are not 25% of the student body. Seniors consist 25% of the student body and hence it would be correct in the below format:
Consisting only 25% of the student body, seniors get 50% of the resources.

Hope it helps!
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by jimmyjimmy » Mon May 28, 2012 5:42 pm
WITH only 25% of the student body, seniors got 50% of the resources.

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by Ashujain » Mon May 28, 2012 10:31 pm
jimmyjimmy wrote:WITH only 25% of the student body, seniors got 50% of the resources.

correct me if m worng
'got' is wrong here because it has to be in simple present and not in simple past.
I have posted 1 way of correcting this sentence but there is another better way:

Although accounting for only 25% of the student body, seniors get 50% of the resources.

It clearly shows the comparison between the strength of seniors and their usage of the resources.

Hope it helps!
Kindly correct me if i am wrong.
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