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New2grammar Posted 19 years ago
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Nine out of ten students who attended this university graduated with distiction.
If used as a fact (for example, some stastistic to prospective students during a college tour or a news headline), I'd say it in the present tense as follows:
Nine out of ten students who attends this university graduates with distiction.
If stating it as a statistic quoted from a survey, I'd use the past tense:
Nine out of ten students who attended this university graduated with distiction.
Is my understanding correct?
Thanks in advance!
If used as a fact (for example, some stastistic to prospective students during a college tour or a news headline), I'd say it in the present tense as follows:
Nine out of ten students who attends this university graduates with distiction.
If stating it as a statistic quoted from a survey, I'd use the past tense:
Nine out of ten students who attended this university graduated with distiction.
Is my understanding correct?
Thanks in advance!
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Hi, Your spelling of "distinction is wrong". I believe that statistics are expressed in the present tense. So the correct sentence, according to me, should be: Nine out of ten students who attend this university graduate with distinction.
- Hi, Your spelling of "distinction is wrong".
- I believe that statistics are expressed in the present tense.
- So the correct sentence, according to me, should be: Nine out of ten students who attend this university graduate with distinction.
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Hi,
Your spelling of "distinction is wrong". I believe that statistics are expressed in the present tense. So the correct sentence, according to me, should be:
Nine out of ten students who attend this university graduate with distinction.
Your spelling of "distinction is wrong". I believe that statistics are expressed in the present tense. So the correct sentence, according to me, should be:
Nine out of ten students who attend this university graduate with distinction.
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Hi Jain
" ... according to me ... " is incorrect. Use "...in my opinion".
" ... according to me ... " is incorrect. Use "...in my opinion".
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In the present:
Nine out of ten students who attends this university graduates with distinction.
CJ
Nine out of ten students who attend
CJ
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Hi,
I hope this 2 cents worth is not going to get me in deeper and hotter water than I am already in …
<<Nine out of ten students who attended this university graduated with distiction.>>
Aside from the errors in the sentence, statistics are accumulated over time. “Nine out of ten.. suggested that this stat
I hope this 2 cents worth is not going to get me in deeper and hotter water than I am already in …
<<Nine out of ten students who attended this university graduated with distiction.>>
Aside from the errors in the sentence, statistics are accumulated over time. “Nine out of ten.. suggested that this stat
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