I could be wrong...but does anyone else have an issue with this sentence?
I'm looking for my fellow grammarphiles to weigh in (Karen, JoAnn, Linda, Mom, Shirley, Amy.)
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I assume you're objecting to "...were one..." -- yes, a better substitute for "were" might be "constituted" or "embodied" or the like. As it stands, it's not pretty, but I think it's OK in journalistic style.
Posted by: Karen | February 08, 2008 at 01:44 PM
"tactics" (subject) and "were" (verb) are in agreement.But to follow this subject-verb combination with "one of those moments" is awkward at best.
Posted by: JoAnn | February 08, 2008 at 04:15 PM