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Omar Ahmed Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

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Is the following sentence correct? 'Charities play a complementary role to the role of the government in dealing with community problems.'

  

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The repetition of the word 'role' sounds a bit odd. Say eg Charities play a complementary role to that of the government in dealing with community problems.

  • The repetition of the word 'role' sounds a bit odd.
  • Say eg Charities play a complementary role to that of the government in dealing with community problems.
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The repetition of the word 'role' sounds a bit odd.

Say eg Charities play a complementary role to that of the government in dealing with community problems.

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