Saturday, July 14, 2007

GRAMMAR QUESTION, July 14th

Correct the errors in the following sentence:

Seeing that Starbucks opened in Safeway stores now, I wonder if they will now lose customers from their regular outlets.

Remember that there is more than one possible correct answer.

Note: you can still see previous Grammar Questions of the Week; they are posted in the 2007 archives in the side bar.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Seeing that Starbucks will now open in Safeway stores, I wonder if they will loose customers from their regular outlets.

Veronica Baig said...

Karine: You have made a start on this, but you need to look a bit deeper.

Anonymous said...

Seeing that Starbucks has now opened in Safeway stores, I wonder if they will begin to lose customers from their regular outlets.

Veronica Baig said...

Adam: Good try--now ask yourself who is the subject of the introductory phrase.