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Question by Jamie C: What’s wrong with this grammar?
“The free of charge performances at Metropolitan State by the Minnesota Sinfonia are thanks to a grant from the Anna M. Heilmaier Charitable Foundation. ” is what the report reads.
‘Are thanks to a grant’? How do I word this to make it sound much more suitable? Or am I just critiquing this also considerably?
Best answer:
Answer by Bio Student
“had been completed to thank the Anna M. Heimaier Charitable Foundation for a grant…”
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ppw1024 Mar 19 2012 - 10:33 pm
The free performances at Metropolitan State, by the Minnesota Sinfonia, are thanks to a grant from the Anna M. Heilmaier Charitable Foundation.
Oberon Mar 19 2012 - 11:08 pm
The free performances at Metropolitan State, by the Minnesota Sinfonia, are thanks to a grant from the Anna M. Heilmaier Charitable Foundation.
Just add commas to break up this sentence.
ConcernedCitizen Mar 20 2012 - 12:04 am
Actually that’s correct because “performances” is plural, so “are” is the appropriate form of the verb.
pinky Mar 20 2012 - 12:35 am
Thanks to a grant from the Anna M Heilmaier Charitable Foundation the performances by Minnesota Sinfonia at Metropolitan State are free.
Used_to_know Mar 20 2012 - 12:53 am
…how about “paid for by a generous grant from….” (or whatever)
I don’t have a problem with the way you wrote it, though.
brinkchicago Mar 20 2012 - 1:36 am
The performaces by… at… are free thanks to…
ML Mar 20 2012 - 2:30 am
“The free performances at Metropolitan State by the Minnesota Sinfonia are a way to thank the Anna M. Heilmaier Charitable Foundation for their grant.”
john_traveler_and_geographer Mar 20 2012 - 2:39 am
I’d replace thanks with due