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OA is At the urging of
Can anyone please explain why "as he was urged to do" is incorrect?Is it because it is not being compared to other situations?



"as he was urged to do so" would have been grammatically correct.
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OA is At the urging of
Can anyone please explain why "as he was urged to do" is incorrect?Is it because it is not being compared to other situations?


"as he was urged to do so" would have been grammatically correct.
Its also passive.

It's also wordy. X does Y at the v~ing of is a grammatically correct structure to indicate a command.



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