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Vsuresh Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Grammar

Hi

Please tell me whether question is meaningful? I have a doubt with the portion in italics.

1.What could be the reasons forTaplow liking Mr Crocker Harris, despite Mr Harris being what he is?

Which is correct?

2. The report says an/the average school child between age 6 and 10 in villages, spends less than two hours a week with his books.
  

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Hello Sir! What could be the reasons forTaplow liking Mr Crocker Harris, despite Mr Harris being what he is ? I think that the portion in italics sounds good, though I am not sure if it is grammatically correct.

— Kartik Raj Kanna

  • Hello Sir!
  • What could be the reasons forTaplow liking Mr Crocker Harris, despite Mr Harris being what he is ?
  • I think that the portion in italics sounds good, though I am not sure if it is grammatically correct.
  • As for the second one, I would go for 'an'.
  • I am not sure if I an explain why I chose it.
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Hello Sir!
What could be the reasons forTaplow liking Mr Crocker Harris, despite Mr Harris being what he is?
I think that the portion in italics sounds good, though I am not sure if it is grammatically correct.

As for the second one, I would go for 'an'. I am not sure if I an explain why I chose it.

KRK
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Hi

#1 is meaningful and is correct.

2.When we are talking about one thing in particular, we use the. When we are talking about one thing in general, we use a or an.

So, it is more proper to use 'an' which will refer to any school child in general.And I think 'that' after 'says' is necessary.

The sentence is thus:

The report says
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