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TeacherJapan Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

How to use 'time and effort.'

One of the teaching material I use says that it's not acceptable to use the phrase, 'It takes a lot of time and effort to.' It says it's inappropriate because the collocation of 'take' and 'effort' is unnatural. But is this true? The phrase sounds natural to me and I've seen the expression very often.
  

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' It s Throw away that material. It is a very common native phrase. teacherJapan It says it's inappropriate because the collocation of 'take' and 'effort' is unnatural.

— Mister Micawber

  • ' It s Throw away that material.
  • It is a very common native phrase.
  • teacherJapan It says it's inappropriate because the collocation of 'take' and 'effort' is unnatural.
  • But is this true?
  • No; it is very false.
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teacherJapanOne of the teaching material I use says that it's not acceptable to use the phrase, 'It takes a lot of time and effort to.' It s
Throw away that material. It is a very common native phrase.
teacherJapanIt says it's inappropriate because the collocation of 'take' and 'effort' is unnatural. But is this true?
No; i
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Thank you very much for your confirmation. I wish I could throw it away right now. I feel better now, though.
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One of the teaching materials I use says that it's not acceptable to use the phrase 'It takes a lot of time and effort to...'

To me the phrase is fine.

Cross-posted.
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