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Supercat Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Result from results?
For example, you gave a new medicine to 100 patients, and 70 patients said that it worked well. The rate is 70%.
Do you see this outcome as "one result" and thus say "a result", not in plural "results"?
(I think there are individual 100 results, too. But is it nonsense to think like this way?)
Do you see this outcome as "one result" and thus say "a result", not in plural "results"?
(I think there are individual 100 results, too. But is it nonsense to think like this way?)
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- Please show us an actual sentence, or even a brief paragraph.
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I was practicing writing, and I came across that case. Well, I wrote like:
A new cancer medicine made a successful result on the trial conducted in the US.
How it's successful? It is, for example, the rate 70%.
A new cancer medicine made a successful result on the trial conducted in the US.
How it's successful? It is, for example, the rate 70%.
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A new cancer medicine made a successful result on the trial conducted in the US.
This is not good English.
Say eg A new cancer medicine had a successful result in a trial conducted in the US.
But really you need to define what 'successful' means, since I doubt that you have found a cure for cancer.
eg Improvement was seen in 140 out of 200 patients,
This is not good English.
Say eg A new cancer medicine had a successful result in a trial conducted in the US.
But really you need to define what 'successful' means, since I doubt that you have found a cure for cancer.
eg Improvement was seen in 140 out of 200 patients,
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Well, sorry that the article I used for the practice just said "the medicine was successful", and the 70% is an example that I made.
And I didn't understand which to say "a result" or "results" in
A new cancer medicine had a successful result in a trial conducted in the US.
Thank you for your help!
And I didn't understand which to say "a result" or "results" in
A new cancer medicine had a successful result in a trial conducted in the US.
Thank you for your help!
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a result suggests you are measuring one thing.
results suggests you are measuring more than one thing.
In addition,you need to specify whether you are talking about an individual case or all cases..
eg The result for patient #7 was X.
eg The overall result for all patients was Y.
eg The results for Patent #17 were A, B and C.
eg The overall re
results suggests you are measuring more than one thing.
In addition,you need to specify whether you are talking about an individual case or all cases..
eg The result for patient #7 was X.
eg The overall result for all patients was Y.
eg The results for Patent #17 were A, B and C.
eg The overall re
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