the main purpose of the Geneva conventions is to prevent torture of enemies?

Posted by admin on October 23rd, 2009 and filed under conventions | 3 Comments »

is this sentence correct? Is it Geneva conventions are to prevent or is?

Here is another sentence:
Prisoners at Guantanamo Bay have no humanitarian rights and are tortured without conviction.

A battery hen has more rights than POWs held by the US.
http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig3/duggan2.html

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  1. mc93433 Says:

    Geneva Conventions is plural but part of a prepositional phrase, but you need the sentence to agree with the subject, which is "the main purpose" that is singular…so you use "is" or "was"
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  2. rotor dan Says:

    Here is another sentence:
    Prisoners at Guantanamo Bay have no humanitarian rights and are tortured without conviction.

    A battery hen has more rights than POWs held by the US.
    http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig3/duggan2.html
    References :

  3. cmcav@yahoo.com Says:

    No such thing as torture according to Vice President Cheney, that was just enhanced interrogation techniques.
    References :

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the main purpose of the Geneva conventions is to prevent torture of enemies?

Posted by admin on October 23rd, 2009 and filed under conventions | 3 Comments »

is this sentence correct? Is it Geneva conventions are to prevent or is?

Here is another sentence:
Prisoners at Guantanamo Bay have no humanitarian rights and are tortured without conviction.

A battery hen has more rights than POWs held by the US.
http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig3/duggan2.html

3 Responses

  1. mc93433 Says:

    Geneva Conventions is plural but part of a prepositional phrase, but you need the sentence to agree with the subject, which is "the main purpose" that is singular…so you use "is" or "was"
    References :

  2. rotor dan Says:

    Here is another sentence:
    Prisoners at Guantanamo Bay have no humanitarian rights and are tortured without conviction.

    A battery hen has more rights than POWs held by the US.
    http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig3/duggan2.html
    References :

  3. cmcav@yahoo.com Says:

    No such thing as torture according to Vice President Cheney, that was just enhanced interrogation techniques.
    References :

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