What is correct, cut or cutting in this sentence? [on hold]












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In the book Custer's Trials, chapter 1, there is this sentence:



"His blond hair curled at the top when cut short, as it was now."



The app. Grammarly.com suggest:



"The verb cut may be in the wrong form after the subordinating conjunction when. Consider changing it to the gerund form cutting."



What is correct, cut or cutting in this sentence?






gerunds







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    The original sentence is correct. The suggested "improvement" would make no sense: the hair was cut, not cutting.
    – michael.hor257k
    14 hours ago








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    If you were to use cutting it would imply it was the hair itself that was the agent of an action. As in I'm cutting this conversation short. Or, in your case, the hair is cutting (itself?) short.
    – Jason Bassford
    14 hours ago








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    It's an app. As a learner you should probably avoid software-based checks completely - they're only really useful for competent native speakers who have the knowledge and confidence to ignore the many occasions where stupid software makes stupid mistakes (but will sometimes get it right, and thereby help us avoid letting our own typos / stupid mistakes make it through into print).
    – FumbleFingers
    13 hours ago












  • You shouldn't rely too much on technology. Grammarly is only there to assist you- you have the right to make your own decisions whether something is correct or not.
    – Sweet_Cherry
    13 hours ago










  • Grammarly has evidently not recognised Whiz deletion.
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    12 hours ago
















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In the book Custer's Trials, chapter 1, there is this sentence:



"His blond hair curled at the top when cut short, as it was now."



The app. Grammarly.com suggest:



"The verb cut may be in the wrong form after the subordinating conjunction when. Consider changing it to the gerund form cutting."



What is correct, cut or cutting in this sentence?






gerunds







share|improve this question













put on hold as off-topic by FumbleFingers, Michael Harvey, MetaEd♦ 10 hours ago


This question appears to be off-topic. The users who voted to close gave this specific reason:


  • "Please include the research you’ve done, or consider if your question suits our English Language Learners site better. Questions that can be answered using commonly-available references are off-topic." – FumbleFingers, Michael Harvey, MetaEd

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  • 1




    The original sentence is correct. The suggested "improvement" would make no sense: the hair was cut, not cutting.
    – michael.hor257k
    14 hours ago








  • 1




    If you were to use cutting it would imply it was the hair itself that was the agent of an action. As in I'm cutting this conversation short. Or, in your case, the hair is cutting (itself?) short.
    – Jason Bassford
    14 hours ago








  • 1




    It's an app. As a learner you should probably avoid software-based checks completely - they're only really useful for competent native speakers who have the knowledge and confidence to ignore the many occasions where stupid software makes stupid mistakes (but will sometimes get it right, and thereby help us avoid letting our own typos / stupid mistakes make it through into print).
    – FumbleFingers
    13 hours ago












  • You shouldn't rely too much on technology. Grammarly is only there to assist you- you have the right to make your own decisions whether something is correct or not.
    – Sweet_Cherry
    13 hours ago










  • Grammarly has evidently not recognised Whiz deletion.
    – Colin Fine
    12 hours ago














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In the book Custer's Trials, chapter 1, there is this sentence:



"His blond hair curled at the top when cut short, as it was now."



The app. Grammarly.com suggest:



"The verb cut may be in the wrong form after the subordinating conjunction when. Consider changing it to the gerund form cutting."



What is correct, cut or cutting in this sentence?






gerunds







share|improve this question













In the book Custer's Trials, chapter 1, there is this sentence:



"His blond hair curled at the top when cut short, as it was now."



The app. Grammarly.com suggest:



"The verb cut may be in the wrong form after the subordinating conjunction when. Consider changing it to the gerund form cutting."



What is correct, cut or cutting in this sentence?






gerunds




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  • 1




    The original sentence is correct. The suggested "improvement" would make no sense: the hair was cut, not cutting.
    – michael.hor257k
    14 hours ago








  • 1




    If you were to use cutting it would imply it was the hair itself that was the agent of an action. As in I'm cutting this conversation short. Or, in your case, the hair is cutting (itself?) short.
    – Jason Bassford
    14 hours ago








  • 1




    It's an app. As a learner you should probably avoid software-based checks completely - they're only really useful for competent native speakers who have the knowledge and confidence to ignore the many occasions where stupid software makes stupid mistakes (but will sometimes get it right, and thereby help us avoid letting our own typos / stupid mistakes make it through into print).
    – FumbleFingers
    13 hours ago












  • You shouldn't rely too much on technology. Grammarly is only there to assist you- you have the right to make your own decisions whether something is correct or not.
    – Sweet_Cherry
    13 hours ago










  • Grammarly has evidently not recognised Whiz deletion.
    – Colin Fine
    12 hours ago














  • 1




    The original sentence is correct. The suggested "improvement" would make no sense: the hair was cut, not cutting.
    – michael.hor257k
    14 hours ago








  • 1




    If you were to use cutting it would imply it was the hair itself that was the agent of an action. As in I'm cutting this conversation short. Or, in your case, the hair is cutting (itself?) short.
    – Jason Bassford
    14 hours ago








  • 1




    It's an app. As a learner you should probably avoid software-based checks completely - they're only really useful for competent native speakers who have the knowledge and confidence to ignore the many occasions where stupid software makes stupid mistakes (but will sometimes get it right, and thereby help us avoid letting our own typos / stupid mistakes make it through into print).
    – FumbleFingers
    13 hours ago












  • You shouldn't rely too much on technology. Grammarly is only there to assist you- you have the right to make your own decisions whether something is correct or not.
    – Sweet_Cherry
    13 hours ago










  • Grammarly has evidently not recognised Whiz deletion.
    – Colin Fine
    12 hours ago








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1




The original sentence is correct. The suggested "improvement" would make no sense: the hair was cut, not cutting.
– michael.hor257k
14 hours ago






The original sentence is correct. The suggested "improvement" would make no sense: the hair was cut, not cutting.
– michael.hor257k
14 hours ago






1




1




If you were to use cutting it would imply it was the hair itself that was the agent of an action. As in I'm cutting this conversation short. Or, in your case, the hair is cutting (itself?) short.
– Jason Bassford
14 hours ago






If you were to use cutting it would imply it was the hair itself that was the agent of an action. As in I'm cutting this conversation short. Or, in your case, the hair is cutting (itself?) short.
– Jason Bassford
14 hours ago






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1




It's an app. As a learner you should probably avoid software-based checks completely - they're only really useful for competent native speakers who have the knowledge and confidence to ignore the many occasions where stupid software makes stupid mistakes (but will sometimes get it right, and thereby help us avoid letting our own typos / stupid mistakes make it through into print).
– FumbleFingers
13 hours ago






It's an app. As a learner you should probably avoid software-based checks completely - they're only really useful for competent native speakers who have the knowledge and confidence to ignore the many occasions where stupid software makes stupid mistakes (but will sometimes get it right, and thereby help us avoid letting our own typos / stupid mistakes make it through into print).
– FumbleFingers
13 hours ago














You shouldn't rely too much on technology. Grammarly is only there to assist you- you have the right to make your own decisions whether something is correct or not.
– Sweet_Cherry
13 hours ago




You shouldn't rely too much on technology. Grammarly is only there to assist you- you have the right to make your own decisions whether something is correct or not.
– Sweet_Cherry
13 hours ago












Grammarly has evidently not recognised Whiz deletion.
– Colin Fine
12 hours ago




Grammarly has evidently not recognised Whiz deletion.
– Colin Fine
12 hours ago















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