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Issue with sentence..

by kaulnikhil » Wed Mar 10, 2010 1:44 pm
IS it wrong to use back to back modifiers ..for instance here we use :-To cross gypsy
and in attempting to modify a french scientist


To cross gypsy moths with adult silkworms, in attempting the development of a
strong strain of silk-producing insects, a French scientist in 1869 imported the
gypsy moth into Massachusetts from Europe.
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by mohit11 » Wed Mar 10, 2010 9:27 pm
it is usually better to avoid back to back modifiers. Using back to back modifiers can make the sentence ambiguous, making it difficult to identify the subject

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