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Forlan Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

IF Clause

Hi,
Is the sentence right ?

If the spending is higher than the income, they should decrease the expenses or find other source money.
  

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" Depending on the surrounding context, the definite articles ("the") may be better omitted or replaced by "their".

  • " Depending on the surrounding context, the definite articles ("the") may be better omitted or replaced by "their".
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"If the spending is higher than the income, they should reduce the expenses or find other sources of money."

Depending on the surrounding context, the definite articles ("the") may be better omitted or replaced by "their".
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forlanIs the sentence right ?
No. There's just one small problem: find other source money.

This should be: find some other source of money or find another source of money or find other sources of money.

CJ

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