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added/adding together

Thread starter anti_freaks
Start date Oct 7, 2011

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anti_freaks

Senior Member

Japanese

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Hi there

When __ together, the fraud committed by the former governor comes to 50 million dollars.

Should added or adding be placed there?

To me, they both seem alright.👁 Frown :(

Thanks

henrylee100

Senior Member

Russian

I'd go with added

Parla

Member Emeritus

New York City

English - US

Neither is correct. You can't add a single thing, and "fraud" is singular. If the governor were guilty of a number of such actions, the sentence might read, "When added together, the frauds . . . come to . . . " ("Adding" would be incorrect.)

P.S.: You forgot to give us author, title, and source of the text.

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anti_freaks

Senior Member

Japanese

Parla said:

Neither is correct. You can't add a single thing, and "fraud" is singular. If the governor were guilty of a number of such actions, the sentence might read, "When added together, the frauds . . . come to . . . " ("Adding" would be incorrect.)

P.S.: You forgot to give us author, title, and source of the text.