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Perfect Stranger Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Correct or not no. 81

Dear All,

Are the following sentences 100% correct and natural-sounding?

Students will be familiar with 3 major novels that represent the genre of dystopian fiction.
Students will be able to apply newly-learnt literary devices in writing.
Students will be able to recognize those literary devices in others’ writing.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Cheers
  

Top answer

No hyphen; otherwise, they are acceptable.

— Mister Micawber

  • No hyphen; otherwise, they are acceptable.
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No hyphen; otherwise, they are acceptable.
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Thanks. One follow-up question:

Is there a difference between: Students will be familiar with... and Students will be familiaried with...
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Perfect StrangerIs there a difference between: Students will be familiar with... and Students will be familiarized with...
I think you intended a "z" in there, right?

be familiar - be in a certain state
be familiarized - undergo a certain process.

Likewise, be open (state),
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Students will be familiar with = students will already know about
Students will be familiarized with = this may mean the same as above (with a slight emphasis on the teaching) or it may mean that they will study the topic in the future
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