Paraphrasing the 'money'
While I was writing an essay, I wrote following sentence and I didn't want to duplicate "money". Therefore, I just tried replacing the word with "the amount". Please someone tell me whether does following sentence make sense and it is correct in terms of grammar.
In other words, were the governments receiving money, for example, to spend the amount on military service, it would lead to a great deal of controversy.
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If I understand the intended meaning correctly, you can just say "it" instead of "the amount". Overall, it is quite hard to parse that sentence, however. ".
- If I understand the intended meaning correctly, you can just say "it" instead of "the amount".
- Overall, it is quite hard to parse that sentence, however.
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- Also, to me, the idea of spending money on military service seems odd.
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If I understand the intended meaning correctly, you can just say "it" instead of "the amount". Overall, it is quite hard to parse that sentence, however. To help set the reader on the right course from the outset, you could consider "if the governments receiving money were, for example, to spend it ...".
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0I think you are talking about one government.
Your sentence is not wrong,, but simpler approaches are
In other words, were the government receiving money, for example, to spend it on military service, it would lead to a great deal of controversy.
In other words, were the government receiving money, for example, to spend on military s
0When you do not want to repeat an noun, use a pronoun. That's what pronouns are for.
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