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Vicky Ngô Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Is this sentence grammatically correct?
Is this sentence grammatically correct?
"Although the findings were not representative of older Canadians, it demonstrated that the ideas of childless could not be easily described.:"
I'm not too sure if it's could not or cannot.
I'm writing a summary of a research article about childless older people in Canada. The studied sample size was not representative, but the results demonstrate that the definition of childless was not easy to define. (i.e many people have different opinions on childless)
Thank you in advance
"Although the findings were not representative of older Canadians, it demonstrated that the ideas of childless could not be easily described.:"
I'm not too sure if it's could not or cannot.
I'm writing a summary of a research article about childless older people in Canada. The studied sample size was not representative, but the results demonstrate that the definition of childless was not easy to define. (i.e many people have different opinions on childless)
Thank you in advance
Top answer
Vicky, Vicky Ngô Is this sentence grammatically correct? Not quite. This is my opinion.
- Vicky, Vicky Ngô Is this sentence grammatically correct?
- Not quite.
- This is my opinion.
- :" The idea of __blank__ requires a noun.
- Childless - is an adjective.
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Vicky,
"Although the findings were not representative of [the] older Canadians, it demonstrated that the ideas of being childless / childless
Vicky NgôIs this sentence grammatically correct?Not quite. This is my opinion.
"Although the findings were not representative of [the] older Canadians, it demonstrated that the ideas of being childless / childless
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Thank you so much grammarfreak for answering both of my questions. It really motivates me to improve my english.
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"Although the findings were not representative of older Canadians, it demonstrated that the ideas of childless could not be easily described.:"
If 'it' refers to the findings, say 'they'. If not, it has to refer to something earlier in the context.
Clive
If 'it' refers to the findings, say 'they'. If not, it has to refer to something earlier in the context.
Clive
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YES!! thank you! "it" was really bothering me. i didn't know you can use "they" but it sounds correct!
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