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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Relationship of/with?
Hello,
Is this sentence construction good grammar?
The RELATIONSHIP of teachers WITH their students improved.
We look at the RELATIONSHIPS of teachers WITH their former students.
I know it is better to use relationship between, but I want to know if this structure is ok.
1) The RELATIONSHIPS of teachers and administrators WITH students are indicative of the quality of the school.
Here
2) The RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN teachers and administrators AND students are indicative of the quality of the school.
1 is clearer than 2.
This is why I am asking this question.
thank you.
Is this sentence construction good grammar?
The RELATIONSHIP of teachers WITH their students improved.
We look at the RELATIONSHIPS of teachers WITH their former students.
I know it is better to use relationship between, but I want to know if this structure is ok.
1) The RELATIONSHIPS of teachers and administrators WITH students are indicative of the quality of the school.
Here
2) The RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN teachers and administrators AND students are indicative of the quality of the school.
1 is clearer than 2.
This is why I am asking this question.
thank you.
Top answer
This (to me) is clearer: The kinds of relationships that teachers and administrators have with their students are indicative of the quality of the school. If you mean all the possible relationships, then use among , not between . The quality of the relationships among teachers, administrators and students indicates (reflects) the quality of the school.
- This (to me) is clearer: The kinds of relationships that teachers and administrators have with their students are indicative of the quality of the school.
- If you mean all the possible relationships, then use among , not between .
- The quality of the relationships among teachers, administrators and students indicates (reflects) the quality of the school.
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This (to me) is clearer:
The kinds of relationships that teachers and administrators have with their students are indicative of the quality of the school.
If you mean all the possible relationships, then use among, not between.
The quality of the relationships among teachers, administrators and students indicates (reflects) the quality of the school.
The kinds of relationships that teachers and administrators have with their students are indicative of the quality of the school.
If you mean all the possible relationships, then use among, not between.
The quality of the relationships among teachers, administrators and students indicates (reflects) the quality of the school.
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Assuming the pattern relationship(s) between smth AND smth is grammatical,which sounds to me as It is, I then find it completely appropriate to put it that way. Though, I'd personally avoid the repetition of the conjuction AND as it somewhat makes the whole message unclear.
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It is grammatically OK, but not as clearly stated as it could be. To me, the degree and quality of teacher-student relationships reflect the quality of school, not the relationships themselves. Relationships can be bad as well as good.
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