[Q]: Would the following sentence, by the strictest standards, be considered correct? is out since the following is finite.
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[A]: acceptable

[Q]: Would the following sentence, by the strictest standards, be considered correct? John put books in the box.
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[A]: acceptable

[Q]: Would the following sentence, by the strictest standards, be considered correct? Henry Crawford loved Fanny but Fanny loved Edmund.
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[A]:
acceptable