Wholegrain Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Is this sentence correct?
What stereotypes people have placed upon you.
I have been wondering whether it is correct because there is a very poor choice of a metaphor that adds ambiguity to the sentence though the sentence itself can be easily understood, but I don't see anything incorrect to be honest.
I have been wondering whether it is correct because there is a very poor choice of a metaphor that adds ambiguity to the sentence though the sentence itself can be easily understood, but I don't see anything incorrect to be honest.
Top answer
As a sentence, it is not correct. It's just a noun clause, not a sentence. Here's a complete sentence using that noun clause: How you feel about yourself may depend on what stereotypes people have placed on you.
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As a sentence, it is not correct. It's just a noun clause, not a sentence. Here's a complete sentence using that noun clause:
How you feel about yourself may depend on what stereotypes people have placed on you.
If it was supposed to be a question, the subject and verb should have been inverted:
What stereotypes have people placed on you?
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How you feel about yourself may depend on what stereotypes people have placed on you.
If it was supposed to be a question, the subject and verb should have been inverted:
What stereotypes have people placed on you?
to
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