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#1 (permalink) Tue Sep 23, 2008 14:24 pm 'The police have reassured...'

Hi,
Please have a look at this:

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The police have reassured witnesses who may be afraid to come forward that they will be guaranteed anonymity.

=> I find the sentence a bit strange because the word 'anonymity' seems so dangle (it doesn't modify any word). Is the sentence right or wrong?

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#2 (permalink) Tue Sep 23, 2008 14:37 pm 'The police have reassured...'

The witnesses have been guaranteed that they will remain anonymous. It's just fine the way it is. Anonymity is a noun, though - it doesn't modify, but rather you have it. These witnesses will have their anonymity.

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