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Pomagam W Angielskim Posted 9 years ago
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"Finally, the students tested on the word pairs they studied. The students mind wandered more while studying more difficult and easy word pairs, compared with medium difficulty."

  

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Firstly, we need to clarify whether it is one or more students whose mind(s) wandered. That will affect plurals and apostrophes! I will assume it is intended for there to be more than one.

  • Firstly, we need to clarify whether it is one or more students whose mind(s) wandered.
  • That will affect plurals and apostrophes!
  • I will assume it is intended for there to be more than one.
  • I think this sounds natural and keeps your format almost completely: Finally, the students WERE tested on the word pairs they HAD studied.
  • The students' minds wandered more while studying more difficult and easy word pairs, than with THOSE OF medium difficulty.
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Firstly, we need to clarify whether it is one or more students whose mind(s) wandered. That will affect plurals and apostrophes! I will assume it is intended for there to be more than one.

I think this sounds natural and keeps your format almost completely:

Finally, the students WERE tested on the word pairs they HAD studied. The students' minds wandered more while studying more

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