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there are cloth factories in connecticut, and i have written to a friend... i him... to procure me... hartford fabric, to make a suit of clothes... i hope it will soon be unfashionable for a gentleman to appear in any other dress. procure: get hartford: the capital of the state of connecticut click to correct any errors in the sentence. washington expressed the hope that people would only want to wear clothes that were made from cloth produced in great britain.

there are cloth factories in connecticut, and i have written to a friend... i him... to procure me... hartford fabric, to make a suit of clothes... i hope it will soon be unfashionable for a gentleman to appear in any other dress. procure: get hartford: the capital of the state of connecticut click to correct any errors in the sentence. washington expressed the hope that people would only want to wear clothes that were made from cloth produced in great britain.

Answer

To correct the sentence "Washington expressed the hope that people would only want to wear clothes that were made from cloth produced in Great Britain", we need to adjust the word order for clarity and proper expression of the intended meaning. A more appropriate version could be: "Washington expressed the hope that people would want to wear only clothes that were made from cloth produced in Great Britain." This change emphasizes that the restriction (of wearing only British - produced cloth clothes) is on the type of clothes, not on the action of wanting.

If we consider the other sentence fragment "There are cloth factories in Connecticut, and I have [written to a friend him]... to procure me... Hartford fabric, to make a suit of clothes... hope it will [soon] be unfashionable for a gentleman to appear in any other dress", the correct sentence after fixing the errors would be: "There are cloth factories in Connecticut, and I have written to a friend of his... to procure for me... Hartford fabric, to make a suit of clothes... I hope it will soon be unfashionable for a gentleman to appear in any other dress."

For the first sentence:

  • Original: Washington expressed the hope that people would only want to wear clothes that were made from cloth produced in Great Britain.
  • Corrected: Washington expressed the hope that people would want to wear only clothes that were made from cloth produced in Great Britain.

For the second sentence:

  • Original: There are cloth factories in Connecticut, and I have [written to a friend him]... to procure me... Hartford fabric, to make a suit of clothes... hope it will [soon] be unfashionable for a gentleman to appear in any other dress.
  • Corrected: There are cloth factories in Connecticut, and I have written to a friend of his... to procure for me... Hartford fabric, to make a suit of clothes... I hope it will soon be unfashionable for a gentleman to appear in any other dress.