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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Effort/efforts
She was applying for the university. However, her effort was not successful.
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Hi Anon The singular "effort" is fine. However, if you wanted to suggest that the application process consisted of various parts, all of which required effort, then you could also use the plural "efforts". I would suggest changing your first sentence this: - She applied to the university.
- Hi Anon The singular "effort" is fine.
- However, if you wanted to suggest that the application process consisted of various parts, all of which required effort, then you could also use the plural "efforts".
- I would suggest changing your first sentence this: - She applied to the university.
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Hi Anon
The singular "effort" is fine. However, if you wanted to suggest that the application process consisted of various parts, all of which required effort, then you could also use the plural "efforts".
I would suggest changing your first sentence this:
- She applied to the university.
The singular "effort" is fine. However, if you wanted to suggest that the application process consisted of various parts, all of which required effort, then you could also use the plural "efforts".
I would suggest changing your first sentence this:
- She applied to the university.
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