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Vame1 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Placement Of Participle
Does putting a participle after a noun make it more formal?
"The number of unemployed people will likely rise."
"The number of people unemployed will likely rise."
Or is it wrong or awkward?
"The number of unemployed people will likely rise."
"The number of people unemployed will likely rise."
Or is it wrong or awkward?
Top answer
The second sentence sounds weird to me. & I would say unemployed persons instead of unemployed people.
- The second sentence sounds weird to me.
- & I would say unemployed persons instead of unemployed people.
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The second sentence sounds weird to me.
& I would say unemployed persons instead of unemployed people.
& I would say unemployed persons instead of unemployed people.
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Both sentence structures are acceptable.
It really dependents on what you are typing to emphasis while writing. I
vame1"The number of unemployed people will likely rise."This emphasis on the word people.
vame1"The number of people unemployed will likely rise."While this sentence focus on unemployed a little more.
It really dependents on what you are typing to emphasis while writing. I
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Does putting a participle after a noun make it more formal? Perhaps a little.
"The number of unemployed people will likely rise."
"The number of people unemployed will likely rise."
Or is it wrong or awkward? It's fine, but less common.
The second sentence sounds
"The number of unemployed people will likely rise."
"The number of people unemployed will likely rise."
Or is it wrong or awkward? It's fine, but less common.
The second sentence sounds
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