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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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Could be drawn

Hello. Is the following sentence correct?

A comprehensive account of the phenomenon could be drawn from our sample.

(I used "could be" with the meaning of "it was possible to draw a comprehensive account," not "it might be possible to draw . . .")

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A comprehensive account of the phenomenon could be drawn from our sample. Yes, but its meaning is murky. Anonymous I used "could be" with the meaning of "it was possible to draw a comprehensive account," not "it might be possible to draw .

— Mister Micawber

  • A comprehensive account of the phenomenon could be drawn from our sample.
  • Yes, but its meaning is murky.
  • Anonymous I used "could be" with the meaning of "it was possible to draw a comprehensive account," not "it might be possible to draw .
  • " That is not possible to determine without further definitive context.
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Anonymous Is the following sentence correct?A comprehensive account of the phenomenon could be drawn from our sample.
Yes, but its meaning is murky.
AnonymousI used "could be" with the meaning of "it was possible to draw a comprehensive account," not "it might be possible to draw . . ."
That is not possible to determine with
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The sentence is grammatical, but I don't understand what it means.

Maybe this?
A comprehensive profile of the phenomenon could be inferred /derived from our sample.
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