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>Ms. Cobbe: Has the total for the administration's defense of Alafia's Ms. Smith been talliled yet?<
This was a formal email. How substandard!
>Schools having federal grants are supposed to have affirmative action plans for disabled workers. <
Hooray! She's finally worked out that an apostrophe isn't needed! Normally the vinegartitted one would demand possession before "having", but it's obvious that it is the "schools" that are supposed (passive voice - how flabby), not the "having".
I taught her that examples such as this are participles, not gerunds. She's welcome, but I'm not even going to give her a chance to thank me.
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