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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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Please correct my sentence.

There is a long-term controversy that whether university students should focus on their fields of study or should be required to attend a variety of courses outside their professions.
  

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Anonymous There is a long-term controversy that as to whether university students should focus on their fields of study or should be required to attend a variety of courses outside their professions.

  • Anonymous There is a long-term controversy that as to whether university students should focus on their fields of study or should be required to attend a variety of courses outside their professions.
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Anonymous There is a long-term controversy that as to whether university students should focus on their fields of study or should be required to attend a variety of courses outside their professions.
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. . . a variety of courses outside their professions.

Professions is not a suitable word here.
Say eg . . . a variety of courses outside their fields.
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Thank you, all.

Does the phrase "long-term" equal to "long-lasting"?
Which is better?
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Here is another sentence (following the first). thanks again.

While some people may argue that concentrating on few specific fields will better prepare the students for their future professions, other people may contend that there are much more universities should bring to their students except of making money.
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Does the phrase "long-term" equal to "long-lasting"? No.
Which is better? In your context, the latter.
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Here is another sentence (following the first). thanks again.

While some people may argue that concentrating on few specific fields will better prepare the students for their future professions, other people may contend that there are much more universities should bring to their students except of making money.

No, this is terrible English.
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Thank you, Clive.

How do you suggest to modify the sentence?Emotion: crying
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While some people may argue that concentrating on few specific fields will better prepare the students for their future professions, other people may contend that there are much more universities should bring to their students except of making money.

eg While some people argue that concentrating on a few specific areas will better prepare students for t
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I appreciate a lot, Clive.Emotion: embarrassed
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Dear Philip,

How about this?

Since the rapid development of technology, there have been a lot of controversies as to how we use technology.

Is it supposed to be followed by a clause? (In this case, how we use technology)

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