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Usenet Posted 22 years ago
English in UK
Does this sound awkward?
A quiz I'm making contains the following question:
"How many portions of fruit and veg is it recommended to eat each day?"
Does this sound as awkward to you as it does to me? I would be tempted to recast it using "one," but that would make the whole sound a bit more formal
than would be ideal:
"How many portions of fruit and veg is it recommended that one should eat each day?"
And yet I am loath to use "you" and make the sentence more personal. Any solutions
out there?
Rob Kerr
"How many portions of fruit and veg is it recommended to eat each day?"
Does this sound as awkward to you as it does to me? I would be tempted to recast it using "one," but that would make the whole sound a bit more formal
than would be ideal:
"How many portions of fruit and veg is it recommended that one should eat each day?"
And yet I am loath to use "you" and make the sentence more personal. Any solutions
out there?
Rob Kerr
Top answer
[nq:1]A quiz I'm making contains the following question: "How many portions of fruit and veg is it recommended to eat ... " And yet I am loath to use "you" and make the sentence more personal. [/nq] What is the recommended number of portions of fruit and veg that should be eaten each day?
- [nq:1]A quiz I'm making contains the following question: "How many portions of fruit and veg is it recommended to eat ...
- " And yet I am loath to use "you" and make the sentence more personal.
- [/nq] What is the recommended number of portions of fruit and veg that should be eaten each day?
- We are recommended to eat how many portions of fruit and veg a day?
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[nq:1]A quiz I'm making contains the following question: "How many portions of fruit and veg is it recommended to eat ... each day?" And yet I am loath to use "you" and make the sentence more personal. Any solutions out there?[/nq]
What is the recommended number of portions of fruit and veg that should be eaten each day?
We are recommended to eat how many portions of fruit and veg a day?
What is the recommended number of portions of fruit and veg that should be eaten each day?
We are recommended to eat how many portions of fruit and veg a day?
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[nq:1]A quiz I'm making contains the following question: "How many portions of fruit and veg is it recommended to eat each day?" Does this sound as awkward to you as it does to me?[/nq]
Not at all. It is absolutely fine.
-Luke
Not at all. It is absolutely fine.
-Luke
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[nq:1]A quiz I'm making contains the following question: "How many portions of fruit and veg is it recommended to eat ... each day?" And yet I am loath to use "you" and make the sentence more personal. Any solutions out there?[/nq]
I think it's important to avoid potentially verbose or complex sentences in a quiz. Two idiomatic forms might be:
How many portions of fruit and vegetables
I think it's important to avoid potentially verbose or complex sentences in a quiz. Two idiomatic forms might be:
How many portions of fruit and vegetables
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[nq:1]I think it's important to avoid potentially verbose or complex sentences in a quiz. Two idiomatic forms might be: How many portions of fruit and vegetables should a person eat each day? How many serves of fruit and vegetables should people eat each day?[/nq]
Surely "serve" is a verb that has not yet been nouned. I would much prefer "servings".
John Hall "He crams with cans of po
Surely "serve" is a verb that has not yet been nouned. I would much prefer "servings".
John Hall "He crams with cans of po
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[nq:2]I think it's important to avoid potentially verbose or complex ... serves of fruit and vegetables should people eat each day?[/nq]
[nq:1]Surely "serve" is a verb that has not yet been nouned. I would much prefer "servings".[/nq]
Anyone for tennis?
http://www.dacha.freeuk.com/ada/07-0.htm
[nq:1]Surely "serve" is a verb that has not yet been nouned. I would much prefer "servings".[/nq]
Anyone for tennis?
http://www.dacha.freeuk.com/ada/07-0.htm
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[nq:1]Anyone for tennis?[/nq]
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Yes, after I'd posted I thought of that. But I think that tennis is the only context in which "serve" can be used as a noun.
John Hall
"I am not young enough to know everything."
Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)
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Yes, after I'd posted I thought of that. But I think that tennis is the only context in which "serve" can be used as a noun.
John Hall
"I am not young enough to know everything."
Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)
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[nq:1]A quiz I'm making contains the following question: "How many portions of fruit and veg is it recommended to eat each day?"[/nq]
It sounds good to me, but why not
How many portions of fruit and veg are recommended to eat each day?
Thanks,
Ale
It sounds good to me, but why not
How many portions of fruit and veg are recommended to eat each day?
Thanks,
Ale
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[nq:2]A quiz I'm making contains the following question: "How many portions of fruit and veg is it recommended to eat each day?"[/nq]
[nq:1]It sounds good to me, but why not How many portions of fruit and veg are recommended to eat each day?[/nq]
That sentence lacks a subject, since it is not the portions that are being recommended to do something, The subject in the first sentence
[nq:1]It sounds good to me, but why not How many portions of fruit and veg are recommended to eat each day?[/nq]
That sentence lacks a subject, since it is not the portions that are being recommended to do something, The subject in the first sentence
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[nq:2]How many portions of fruit and veg are recommended to eat each day?[/nq]
[nq:1]That sentence lacks a subject, since it is not the portions that are being recommended to do something, The subject in the first sentence is "it".[/nq]
Should it be "How many portions are recommended to be eaten each day?".
Bye, FB
Se dico "siedi!" manca l'oggetto.
Siedo chi? Lei o
[nq:1]That sentence lacks a subject, since it is not the portions that are being recommended to do something, The subject in the first sentence is "it".[/nq]
Should it be "How many portions are recommended to be eaten each day?".
Bye, FB
Se dico "siedi!" manca l'oggetto.
Siedo chi? Lei o
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[nq:1]Should it be "How many portions are recommended to be eaten each day?".[/nq]
They all sound awkward. I would recommend a rewrite - perhaps on the lines of "How many portions of fruit should be eaten each day according to nutritionists." or "How many portions of fruit do nutritionist recommend as the daily minimum."
Grammatical structures may be possible but it isn't always a good ide
They all sound awkward. I would recommend a rewrite - perhaps on the lines of "How many portions of fruit should be eaten each day according to nutritionists." or "How many portions of fruit do nutritionist recommend as the daily minimum."
Grammatical structures may be possible but it isn't always a good ide
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