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Paulmac54 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Is this grammatically correct?

Can someone please tell me whether the following (specifically the "A good thing, too –" part) is grammatically correct and why?

"Nearly 3 million people have taken on the role of caregiver for an elderly family member or someone with long-term health problems. A good thing, too – healthcare cutbacks, a reduced emphasis on institutional care and a scarcity of..."

Thanks everyone!
  

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Hi, Welcome to the Forum. Can someone please tell me whether the following (specifically the "A good thing, too –" part) is grammatically correct and why? "Nearly 3 million people have taken on the role of caregiver for an elderly family member or someone with long-term health problems.

— Clive

  • Hi, Welcome to the Forum.
  • Can someone please tell me whether the following (specifically the "A good thing, too –" part) is grammatically correct and why?
  • "Nearly 3 million people have taken on the role of caregiver for an elderly family member or someone with long-term health problems.
  • " It's a fragment of a sentence that is incomplete, so it is not really appropriate to comment on the grammar until it is complete.
  • However, when you start with A good thing, too, as we often do in informal speech, it is hard or impossible to finish with 100% correct grammar.
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Hi,

Welcome to the Forum.

Can someone please tell me whether the following (specifically the "A good thing, too –" part) is grammatically correct and why?

"Nearly 3 million people have taken on the role of caregiver for an elderly family member or someone with long-term health problems. A go
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Thanks for your reply, Clive. Since the answer to my question is that starting a sentence with "A good thing, too -- " is grammatically incorrect, my next question is...how terrible is it to write something for print in the same way that we speak informally? (The text in question is from a brochure describing and promoting a product.) Does it give the brochure a friendly and accessible tone or do
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Hi,

I'd say that it gives the brochure a friendly and accessible tone.

It all depends on your aim and on your audience, really, so I'd go with what you think is best.

Good luck! Clive
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