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Chan-Seung Lee

Joined: 03 Dec 2005
Posts: 1032

Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 5:45 pm Post subject: debate

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1.There is suspicion about the motivation behind the changes we are debating.
2.There is suspicion about the motivation behind the changes we are debating on.
3.There is suspicion about the motivation behind the changes on which we are debating

I think that #1 is not correct gramatically and it should be changed to #2 or #3. However, I'm not sure I'm right. If I'm wrong, could you paraphrase #1 and why #2 and #3 is wrong?

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pugachevV

Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Posts: 2295

Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 4:30 pm Post subject:

I would say that #1 is the best of the sentences you have presented. You do not debate on something. You just debate it.

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