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Jack.Dalton Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Sentence check vol. 16
Hello!
Please help me with the following sentences:
Please help me with the following sentences:
- (it’s about gambling addicts) They become preoccupied with gambling and find it impossible to control. (shouldn’t it be “to control it.”?)
- Every eighth German declares that he or she is able to communicate in English. (is it correct or should it be “that they are able...”?)
- If they don't master English, they will be overtaken by other nations as uneducated, outdated and ridiculous. (is “overtaken” the right word there – I mean is this sentence logical?)
- According to the report "Education at a Glance" presented by the OECD, adult Germans very rarely attend language courses and are motivated to learn only if an ignorance of English becomes a barrier to their professional career. (shouldn’t it be “if the ignorance” or “their ignorance”).
- All living things grow and change and so does language. (shouldn’t it be: “so does the language”?)
Top answer
All five sentences are correct as written. Sentence 3 is a little edgy (tottering on the edge of ungrammatical), but it's okay. The "ungrammatical-ness" or sentence 3 is perhaps deliberate, so that it gets your attention - this is apparently the main point of the article.
- All five sentences are correct as written.
- Sentence 3 is a little edgy (tottering on the edge of ungrammatical), but it's okay.
- The "ungrammatical-ness" or sentence 3 is perhaps deliberate, so that it gets your attention - this is apparently the main point of the article.
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All five sentences are correct as written. Sentence 3 is a little edgy (tottering on the edge of ungrammatical), but it's okay. The "ungrammatical-ness" or sentence 3 is perhaps deliberate, so that it gets your attention - this is apparently the main point of the article.
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