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Mizansinha007 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Need more expressions which have the same meaning.

The English is an industrious nation.

Is the sentence above right to say? & Please teachers, give more sentences which have the same meaning.

Thanks teachers...
  

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No, it won't work. You could say: England is an industrious nation. The English are an industrious nation.

  • No, it won't work.
  • You could say: England is an industrious nation.
  • The English are an industrious nation.
  • The English are an industrious people.
  • Note that you should use British/Britain rather than English/England unless you specifically intend your statement to apply to the English alone, and not to the Scots, Welsh and Northern Irish.
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No, it won't work. You could say:
England is an industrious nation.
The English are an industrious nation.
The English are an industrious people.
Note that you should use British/Britain rather than English/England unless you specifically intend your statement to apply to the English alone, and not to the Scots, Welsh and Northern Irish.

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