He lied about a scientific article to save his people's face and for the pride of his nation.
Doesn't sound grammatically correct... How would you rephrase it?
The grammar is OK, but the phrasing could be changed: to save his people's face should be to save face for his people . CJ
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The grammar is OK, but the phrasing could be changed:
to save his people's face should be to save face for his people.
CJ