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To any friendly talk page watchers, I have:

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If there is anyone who fancies commenting, I would be grateful. Cheers - SchroCat (talk)

Grammar check

Hi Schro, hope you are keeping well. I was wondering if you could do a quick grammar check at 2001: A Space Odyssey. The sentence mixes the singular and plural senses of "tribe"—not great but not grammatically incorrect either. But there is a disagreement about the final clause. I contend that the final clause can read "returns to drive its rivals away with it" (singular) or "return to drive their rivals away with it" (plural), but not "returns to drive their rivals away with it". I really don't care which sense the sentence uses, but the latter simply does not sit well with me. Basically it just needs to be grammatically correct, that's all that matters. Betty Logan (talk) 09:45, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Betty Logan, how are things? I hope you're keeping well. The problem is that "the tribe" can be either plural or singular, and it's being used as both in such a short area here. Getting rid of "the tribe" for "they" solves much of the problem. How does this look:

In a prehistoric veld, a tribe of hominins is driven away from a water hole by a rival group. The next day, they find an alien monolith has appeared in their midst. They then learn how to use a bone as a weapon and, after their first hunt, return to drive their rivals away.

Sound okay? - SchroCat (talk) 10:24, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

That reads great, although it actually looks like the dispute has been resolved. Thanks as always. Betty Logan (talk) 11:00, 21 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]