Dropping of “was” from “A couple of ministers had to resign too, among them Interior Minister Fouchet]”

A couple of Ministers were to quit and many left.

What would be a rule for not required “was” in this sentence? For me, was: should be used here.

A couple of ministers were forced to resign too, among them was Interior Minister Fouchet.

What is the best way to delete “was”? As in deletion, appositive whiz deletion or what is the other way?

How do I change my mind?

Asked on December 20, 2021 in Grammar.
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A couple of ministers were to resign too among them Interior Minister Fouchet.

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couple of ministers were forced to resign. Did any of them leave? If he is selected, why did Interior Minister Fouchet resign?

I don’t see an implied ‘was’.

How naive?

Answered on December 20, 2021.
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In a sentence where four paragraphs should also have a semi-colon, no arguments are required, and no plurals are allowed, a fifth paragraph should always have a colon. Semicolons are often used for replacing conjunctions. These don’t necessarily equal them as they do when there is a conjunction. Is it appropriate to use a comma before and? A couple of ministers had

to resign, among them Interior Minister Fouchet. I can remember some nonsense the interview did look like.

I used a space before interiors. In my blog I try to put a comma before “inter”. Is this to be clear? Spoken, this sentence would be read with a natural pause and so a comma is needed.

Answered on December 21, 2021.
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Is there a parenthetical involved here?

Numerous of the ministers have resigned themselves. You can read all of the reasons for this.

A more logical ordering, clearly showing the parenthetical (subclass additional non-essential information) is:

ministers, among them Interior Minister Fouchet, had to resign too.

Is it acceptable to postpose a paragraph, like, ‘among them Bob Todd’, but not for long? Is this illogical but right?

Answered on December 21, 2021.
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Is there a parenthetical involved here?

Numerous of the ministers have resigned themselves. You can read all of the reasons for this.

A more logical ordering, clearly showing the parenthetical (subclass additional non-essential information) is:

ministers, among them Interior Minister Fouchet, had to resign too.

Is it acceptable to postpose a paragraph, like, ‘among them Bob Todd’, but not for long? Is this illogical but right?

Answered on December 21, 2021.
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In a sentence where four paragraphs should also have a semi-colon, no arguments are required, and no plurals are allowed, a fifth paragraph should always have a colon. Semicolons are often used for replacing conjunctions. These don’t necessarily equal them as they do when there is a conjunction. Is it appropriate to use a comma before and? A couple of ministers had

to resign, among them Interior Minister Fouchet. I can remember some nonsense the interview did look like.

I used a space before interiors. In my blog I try to put a comma before “inter”. Is this to be clear? Spoken, this sentence would be read with a natural pause and so a comma is needed.

Answered on December 21, 2021.
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In a sentence where four paragraphs should also have a semi-colon, no arguments are required, and no plurals are allowed, a fifth paragraph should always have a colon. Semicolons are often used for replacing conjunctions. These don’t necessarily equal them as they do when there is a conjunction. Is it appropriate to use a comma before and? A couple of ministers had

to resign, among them Interior Minister Fouchet. I can remember some nonsense the interview did look like.

I used a space before interiors. In my blog I try to put a comma before “inter”. Is this to be clear? Spoken, this sentence would be read with a natural pause and so a comma is needed.

Answered on December 20, 2021.
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