Is this sentence grammatically correct

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People who have a mental illness and feel an internalized stigma are more likely to experience struggle in fulfilling the esteem and self-actualization levels on the pyramid.

is it supposed to be "is" instead of "are" ?

Mister Micawber · Accepted Answer

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People...are

Cool-friend · Answer

people is the plural form of "person"
so "are" is supposed to be used with "people"

Oliver01 · Answer

I doubt it's only word in my computer. If you actually copy paste that sentence in word you are going to see it gets the green underline. It confused the ... out of me.

Now I can peacefully ignore the word.

Grammarfreak · Answer

is it supposed to be "is" instead of "are" ? MM already commented.

Oliver01People who have a mental illness and feel an internalized stigma are more likely to experience struggle in fulfilling the esteem and self-actualization levels on the pyramid.

This is my observation:
People who have mental illness.... (no article ' a ' in this case). You used quite a few big words in the construction of the sentence, but the semantic meaning is not immediately well defined without broader contexts. What is the meaning of internalized stigma ? I also feel troubled with this fragment :..... in fulfilling the esteem and self-actualization levels on the pyramid.

Perhaps, you may have tried to depict too much in one fragment.

Oliver01 · Answer

People who have a mental illness and experience internalized stigmas are more likely to experience struggle in fulfilling the esteem and self-actualization levels on the pyramid.

Is this any better.

Also, how would you word it

Enoon · Answer

grammarfreak is it supposed to be "is" instead of "are" ? MM already commented. Oliver01People who have a mental illness and feel an internalized stigma are more likely to experience struggle in fulfilling the esteem and self-actualization levels on the pyramid.This is my observation:People who have mental illness.... (no article ' a ' in this case). You used quite a few big words in the construction of the sentence, but the semantic meaning is not immediately well defined without broader contexts. What is the meaning of internalized stigma ? I also feel troubled with this fragment :..... in fulfilling the esteem and self-actualization levels on the pyramid. Perhaps, you may have tried to depict too much in one fragment.

People who have mental illness.... (no article ' a ' in this case). Not necessarily. You can have an illness. Your ear for idiom is not what it should be.

You used quite a few big words in the construction of the sentence, but the semantic meaning is not immediately well defined without broader contexts. Look who's talking. He didn't use any words in the construction. Semantics is meaning. "Context" is uncountable there. We don't get to critique his style, especially when we don't understand (through no fault of his) what he wrote.

What is the meaning of internalized stigma? Look up the two words in a dictionary.

I also feel troubled with this fragment: You feel troubled with it? To feel troubled with something is not in my dialect, which is pretty much American English.

in fulfilling the esteem and self-actualization levels on the pyramid. Perhaps, you may have tried to depict too much in one fragment.
There is a pyramid depicted elsewhere in the document with levels of attainment arranged in increasing order. The names of two of those levels are "esteem" and "self-actualization". Do you see it now? Even if that is wrong, it is outside our purview, especially without further context. I hate to see some people giving advice when they need it so badly themselves. There is no comma after "perhaps", too.

Grammarfreak · Answer

Enoon,
Since you took the time to critique my English skills, please allow me to speak my mind with respect. Your knowledge on the language is no doubt on a much higher level beyond the fundamentals. I know one can have ' a ' mental illness. But in general terms, we can omit the article, isn't that true ?.
I am not claiming to be a grammarian, nor an expert, just someone who loves this language and likes to share with the learners from a fundamental level. Again, appreciate your pointing out so that I can further improve my skills. To be honest,I was not aware of the "pyramid " document but harsh words are not necessary. As I admitted before, I do have a problem with typos. Bad for me! This is a forum for open discuss English. You have critiqued several aspects of my post. Is there anything that is not American English in " I feel troubled ..." I really like to know. Now I really have to watch out for my typos. www.cristianyoungmiller.com/when_feeling_troubled.htm?

Whenever I feel troubled, it can be traced back to one thing, expectation. From the time that we crawl out of our parents' arms we are trying to understand the ...

Ozzourti · Answer

To me, "troubled" seems like too strong a word for this context. It sounds as if the sentence made you suffer in some way, either mentally or physically, or made you feel uneasy and worried. Perhaps "feeling troubled" could describe someone's emotional state, but I highly doubt that your emotional state could have been affected by a simple sentence fragment. At least that's the way I see it.

Enoon · Answer

grammarfreakI know one can have ' a ' mental illness. But in general terms, we can omit the article, isn't that true ?.

I would have to see the sentence. It makes a difference whether the article is there or not. I was saying that your "correction" in this case was improper, that's all.

grammarfreakI am not claiming to be a grammarian, nor an expert, just someone who loves this language and likes to share with the learners from a fundamental level.

I find many of your posts valuable because they address a question on a learner's level that is not that accessible to me. You've been there, and you often know what the OP needs. But to be frank, I think that you tend to overreach sometimes.

grammarfreak Is there anything that is not American English in " I feel troubled ..."

No. The problem was with "with". One feels troubled by something. One has trouble with something. One can just plain feel troubled.

Ozzourti · Answer

Ahh... I didn't even notice the prepostion!

Still, I wouldn't say 'I feel troubled by a sentence fragment' unless what it said had some kind of emotional impact on me or kept me awake at night.

But maybe that's just me.

And I guess we're veering horribly off-topic...

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