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Rommel Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Could you tell me if this sentence is fine?

Kindly tell me if this sentence is fine. Thank you.

Hugging your loved ones helps burn 12 calories, enabling you to maintain your weight.
  

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Rommel Hugging your loved ones helps you burn 12 calories, enabling you to maintain your weight. I've suggested adding "you" within it. I think the calories are what you burn rather than the hugged one.

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  • Rommel Hugging your loved ones helps you burn 12 calories, enabling you to maintain your weight.
  • I've suggested adding "you" within it.
  • I think the calories are what you burn rather than the hugged one.
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RommelHugging your loved ones helps you burn 12 calories, enabling you to maintain your weight.
I've suggested adding "you" within it. I think the calories are what you burn rather than the hugged one.
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Uh, OK... So would it also be better if I rewrite the sentence as follows? When you hug your loved ones, you burn 12 calories, enabling you/yourself to maintain your weight.
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What a strange sentence!
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RommelSo would it also be better if I rewrite the sentence as follows? When you hug your loved ones, you burn 12 calories, enabling you/yourself to maintain your weight.
I'm not sure if this is a promotion for hugging or for losing weight; but grammatically, I would stick with "you" rather than "yourself". Has this been scientifically proven, or is it just a
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