Is this sentence correct?
Hi,
Is it right to say "have the skill" in this sentence?
"They found that elderly drivers, especially elderly females, had the reduced driving skills and they compensated for this reduced skills by conservative behaviors."
Is there any way to avoid repetition of "reduced skills"?
Thanks!
Top answer
Drop "the" from the underlined phrase. You are not taking about "the skills," you are talking about skills which are reduced (modifier). And yes, you can simply use a reference word.
- Drop "the" from the underlined phrase.
- You are not taking about "the skills," you are talking about skills which are reduced (modifier).
- And yes, you can simply use a reference word.
- I would say: They found that elderly drivers, especially elderly females, had reduced driving skills, and they compensated for this by conservative behaviors.
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Drop "the" from the underlined phrase. You are not taking about "the skills," you are talking about skills which are reduced (modifier).
And yes, you can simply use a reference word. I would say:
They found that elderly drivers, especially elderly females, had reduced driving skills, and they compensated for this by conservative behaviors.
0Very badly written.
Try this:
They found that elderly drivers, especially females, had reduced driving skills, which they compensated for with conservative behaviors.
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