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Oliver01 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Can someone shed some light on this

In addition to mistakenly admitting individuals with ID to a psychiatric institution, there are negative outcomes associated with the admission, including psychological and physiological damages to the individuals.

Please check this paragraph above for any grammatical error.
  

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Damage is generally a non-count noun, and not used in the plural.

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  • Damage is generally a non-count noun, and not used in the plural.
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Damage is generally a non-count noun, and not used in the plural.
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Nice one. I corrected it.

Also, it seems very wordy. Any idea how I can change it
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I am not clear on the point you are trying to make.
Are you saying that it is a mistake (counterproductive) to admit these people to a psychiatric hospital?
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Correct.

ID = intellectual disability
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Besides being an ineffectual use of the psychiatric institutions' resources, admitting people with ID can also cause psychological and physiological damage to them.
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Woah that sounds SO more elegant.
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...and you don't really need 'to them'. Rely on your readers' common sense more.
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Mister Micawber...and you don't really need 'to them'. Rely on your readers' common sense more.
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