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Silak12 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Are these sentences correct?

Hi! everyone.
By every definition of the word, they are a nation.
By any standard of meaning, they are a nation.
They qualify for every definition of the word nation.
Every definition of the word qualifies them for a nation.(Are these correct?)
Could you tell me in which ways can I write the above sentences correctly?
Thanks!
  

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silak12 By every/any definition of the word, they are a nation. That is the only one that sounds natural or native to me.

— Mister Micawber

  • silak12 By every/any definition of the word, they are a nation.
  • That is the only one that sounds natural or native to me.
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silak12By every/any definition of the word, they are a nation.
That is the only one that sounds natural or native to me.
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Thanks! sir.
Could this be correct? -Every definition of the word qualifies them as(or for?) a nation.
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Again, not as good as the one I selected above. It is a rather fixed phrase, I think.
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Mister Micawber It is a rather fixed phrase, I think.
Sir, I am sorry for bothering you again. I just want to ask, what is a fixed phrase and how does it cause my above sentence to be unnatural?
Thanks!
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A fixed phrase in a language is an expression that by usage is said only one way, so that other forms seem odd or unusual even though they may be grammatical. There are many fixed expressions in English.
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