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Jenniferunagi Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Are one of the factors

Hi all,

I am confused in this question.

For example:

Swimming and running are one of the major factors that contribute to a healthy lifystyle.

Shouldn't this sentence be changed to:

Swimming and running are the major factors that contribute to a healthy living.

Thanks!

Cheers,

Jennifer Unagi
  

Top answer

YES! Thank you! I see this all the time, and you are absolutely right.

— Sbolton

  • YES!
  • Thank you!
  • I see this all the time, and you are absolutely right.
  • It is not correct to list two or more items and then say that they "are one of" anything.
  • You could say: Swimming and running are two of the major factors that contribute to healthy living.
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YES! Thank you! I see this all the time, and you are absolutely right. It is not correct to list two or more items and then say that they "are one of" anything. You could say: Swimming and running are two of the major factors that contribute to healthy living. Or you could do it exactly as you have suggested there.

Good catch!

-S
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It would be better to say that swimming and running are one of the major factors of healthy living.

REgards,

QUDSIA.
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Emotion: smile Thanks for suggesting another alternative too!

Cheers,

Jennifer Unagi
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This topic just touched the surface of something that bothers me from logical point of view.

Please consider the following alternative 'wrong' phrases (if one would prefer to address 'swimming' and 'running' separately):

'Swimming and running are ones of the factors', or

'Swimming and running are the ones of the factors',

When translated into some
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QudsiaIt would be better to say that swimming and running are one of the major factors of healthy living.
No, as explained already, when we have a compound subject (meaning more than one), we must follow the syntactical aspect. "Swimming and running are [two] of the major fa
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okay thanks for making me correct..
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Swimming combined with running is one of the major factors that contribute to a healthy lifestyle.
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