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Contiluo Posted 15 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing

Of the opinion

The following is a sentence making practice. However, I don't understand what it means by "many people are of the opinion that...."

Many people are of the opinion that ___________; ___________.

I try to make the sentence as written. Is it acceptable?

Many people are of the opinion that approves the scheme for purchasing a new Multi-Function Printer; on the other hand, some others are not.
  

Top answer

It just means "many people agree with". It's one of those phrases that tends to clutter a sentence without actually adding any extra information. " Words like "opinion", "scheme" and "some" are implied by the rest of your sentence.

  • It just means "many people agree with".
  • It's one of those phrases that tends to clutter a sentence without actually adding any extra information.
  • " Words like "opinion", "scheme" and "some" are implied by the rest of your sentence.
  • " bit as a new sentence.
  • Semi-colons tend to replace phrases like "on the other hand".
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It just means "many people agree with".

It's one of those phrases that tends to clutter a sentence without actually adding any extra information. Your example would be better as: "Many people approve of purchasing a new Multi-Function Printer; on the other hand, some do not." Words like "opinion", "scheme" and "some" are implied by the rest of your sentence.

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