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JimmyH Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Advantages and benefits we accrue...
The advantages and benefits we accrue from the modern gadgets these days have certainly made our lives unbelievably easier.
Do you find any error in the sentence above?
Thanks.
Do you find any error in the sentence above?
Thanks.
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I find it strange to use the word accrue in this sentence, as it means to accumulate over a period of time, and these days, seems to refer to the present time. It's also strange that the beginning of the sentence uses the present tense ( we accrue ) and the end uses the past perfect ( have certainly made ). There are also two -ly adverbs used ( certainly and unbelievably ), which sounds a bit clumsy.
- I find it strange to use the word accrue in this sentence, as it means to accumulate over a period of time, and these days, seems to refer to the present time.
- It's also strange that the beginning of the sentence uses the present tense ( we accrue ) and the end uses the past perfect ( have certainly made ).
- There are also two -ly adverbs used ( certainly and unbelievably ), which sounds a bit clumsy.
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I find it strange to use the word accrue in this sentence, as it means to accumulate over a period of time, and these days, seems to refer to the present time. It's also strange that the beginning of the sentence uses the present tense (we accrue) and the end uses the past perfect (have certainly made). There are also two -ly adverbs used (certainly and
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yes but accrue doesn't only mean to accumulate. It also means to get or receive. Like if advantage accrues to you, it means you get those advantages.
So according to what you have said a sentence should read: "The advantages we have accrued from the modern gadgets have certainly made our lives easier".
Right?
So according to what you have said a sentence should read: "The advantages we have accrued from the modern gadgets have certainly made our lives easier".
Right?
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Yes, it sounds better. I still would opt for using get or receive instead of accrue. As Orwell said, "Never use a long word where a short one will do... Never use a foreign phrase, a scientific word, or a jargon word if you can think of an everyday English equivalent."
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Okay thanks. But I didn't get why two words ending with -ly can't be used in a sentence? And secondly is it mandatory to use PRESENT PERFECT WORDS and any such word has been used before in the sentence?
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You can in some instances use two -ly words, but it must be done with care to avoid sounding lazy or redundant.
About your second question, no, I wouldn't say it's mandatory, but from how I understand the meaning of what you are trying to say, two tenses are unnecessary and even incorrect. You are not referring to two times. You could say:
The advantages and benefits w
About your second question, no, I wouldn't say it's mandatory, but from how I understand the meaning of what you are trying to say, two tenses are unnecessary and even incorrect. You are not referring to two times. You could say:
The advantages and benefits w
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Huzaifa Asifyes but accrue doesn't only mean to accumulate. It also means to get or receive.No, it doesn't. It means to get it as an addition, as part of a process, and in that sense it's "accrue to (a person)".
Huzaifa AsifLike if advantage accrues to you, it means you get those advantages.See above, and you haven't used
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