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Sentence/participle in brackets?

best-known examples), who were mercilessly pushed to perform; most were plagued by money troubles and ill health throughout their lives; and few enjoyed satisfactory personal relationships. 1) In grammar
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Can "which" indicate a phrase?

The core stone is the information center of the new computer, which is envied by a lot of competitors of Carl's company. In this sentence, can "which" indicate the phrase "information center"? …
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Celebrity claims of veganism are everywhere--omission?

(source) According to grammar rules, is this sentence right (marked with a word in bold)? To me, it's more like to be "Celebrity who claims of veganism are everywhere". Is this an omission? …
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If a noun can be plural or singular, which one should I choose?

How does brain atrophy lead to sleep impairment? How does brain atrophy lead to sleep impairments? I am writing a medical paper. And this is a problem that has troubled me every times when it conce …
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Embodied affects, desires, appetites?

I think "embody" should be used as "embody sth" or "be embodied in". So this sentence should be changed to "The passions – embodied in affects, desires, appetites – were forerunners ". Am I right? …
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Arguing that vs which is arguing that

1) Considering emerging evidence arguing that this virus is prevailing, Doctor Carter ponders whether they should segregate this patient.  2) Considering emerging evidence which is arguing that this …
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That we’re a kind of Venn diagram come to life?

Is this sentence - " that we’re a kind of Venn diagram come to life"- correct? As I know, this is an object clause, and at here "we" is the subject and "a kind of Venn diagram" is the predicative. S …
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A sentence in PRIDE AND PREJUDICE chapter 35

Also I think the right usage should be "he obtruded on my notice again most painfully"; or regardless of the context, in correct grammar, it may also be put as "he was again most painfully obtruding on …
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