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Ayl Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Is ‘expected counselling’ correctly used?
Is ‘expected counselling’ correctly used?
The expected counsellings for drug pushers who have surrendered to the police are not actually shouldered by the government.
The expected counsellings for drug pushers who have surrendered to the police are not actually shouldered by the government.
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"Counseling" is a non-count noun, so it does not have a plural form. The expected counselling for drug pushers who have surrendered to the police is not actually shouldered by the government.
- "Counseling" is a non-count noun, so it does not have a plural form.
- The expected counselling for drug pushers who have surrendered to the police is not actually shouldered by the government.
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"Counseling" is a non-count noun, so it does not have a plural form.
The expected counselling for drug pushers who have surrendered to the police is not actually shouldered by the government.
The expected counselling for drug pushers who have surrendered to the police is not actually shouldered by the government.
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The phrase is OK, but here are other problems
Counseling is an uncountable noun.
One normally shoulders responsibility.
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eg Responsibility for the expected counseling of drug pushers who have surrendered to the police is not actually shouldered by the government.
Counseling is an uncountable noun.
One normally shoulders responsibility.
Say
eg Responsibility for the expected counseling of drug pushers who have surrendered to the police is not actually shouldered by the government.
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