Perceived + to access/accessing
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I'm working on a scientific journal article with this phrase in the title and elsewhere in the body text (important bit in bold):
...and perceived barriers to accessing dental care for individuals...
Since "barriers to _______" can be completed with a noun ("barriers to dental care access"), am I correct that the phrase above is grammatically correct? Is there a reason to use 'barriers to accessing' instead of 'barriers to dental care access', aside from stylistic preference? 'Barriers to accessing' reads awkwardly to me and I wonder if there's a good grammar reason why
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haven am I correct that the phrase above is grammatically correct? Yes, it is. haven Is there a reason to use 'barriers to accessing' instead of 'barriers to dental care access', To me, it is more understandable because there is a verb (access) with an object (dental care), rather than a series of nouns (dental care access).
- haven am I correct that the phrase above is grammatically correct?
- Yes, it is.
- haven Is there a reason to use 'barriers to accessing' instead of 'barriers to dental care access', To me, it is more understandable because there is a verb (access) with an object (dental care), rather than a series of nouns (dental care access).
- Perhaps there is a better way of saying it than these two options.
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havenam I correct that the phrase above is grammatically correct?
Yes, it is.
havenIs there a reason to use 'barriers to accessing' instead of 'barriers to dental care access',
To me, it is more understandable because there is a verb (access) with an object (dental care), rather than a series of nouns (dental care
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