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Tinanam0102 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Sentence construction

Hi teachers,

"In addition to experiencing health problems, these children will struggle in their attachments to other people, language development and in their capacity for self-regulation, and in many other areas, Goldman said"



In the above sentence - I'm trying to help myself see the sentence clearly by breaking it down - Does the original sentence mean:



In additon to experiencing health problems, these children will struggle in thier attachments to other people; these chilren will struggle in language develpment; these children will struggle in their capacity for self-rgulation; and these children will struggle in many other areas.

Thanks

TN

  

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I am not sure of the context you tried to engage. But "struggle" is usually used with "with". i.e. John is struggling with the decision whether he should quit his job to start his own business. "Struggle with" means having a difficult time making up one's mind or deciding.
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Hi Mister Micawber,

May I ask if "in" in all sentences are necessary? And if yes, does it refer to "in the aspect of"

Thanks

TN
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Hi Goodman,

I wrote this down from a newspaper last year. "These children have been through a horrible trauma, so I think the doctor is trying to say they'd probably be facing issues like what I mentioned in last post" Yes. I think I have trouble with "in" used in the original sentence.

Thanks

TN
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May I ask if "in" in all sentences are necessary? And if yes, does it refer to "in the aspect of"

I will not analyze your second, 'explanatory' sentence, as I presume that you created it only to clarify the meaning of the original sentence for yourself. It is not a good sentence.

However, 'in' here essentially = 'with', 'with regard to'. 'In the aspect of' is not
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Hi Mister Micawber,

Analysing all aside, could I try again and could you correct the grammatical errors in the revised sentence?

I took the sentence down from a newspaper last year about the comment made by a doctor on five children being inhumanly abused over in more than a decade. He said that the children, who had been through psychological and physical traumas over in more
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There are a number of ways to handle the 'in's; here is mine:


I copied the sentence from a newspaper last year. It is a comment by a doctor about five children who had been inhumanly abused over more than a decade. He said that the children, who had been through psychological and physical traumas, would struggle in a numbe
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Dear Mister Micawber,

I have yet another question on "plural' and "singular" being treated in this sentence.

Why "attachments"? And "ability" and not "abilities"?

Would you say the following correct? Thanks

The bank has sent all first time individual card holders an advising letter.

First time card holders should bring their ATM cards
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Why "attachments"? And "ability" and not "abilities"?-- Both options are available, and that is where style enters into consideration. I feel that the first plural is better, representing the several attachments that each will experience, while the second singular better represents the one ability mentioned: self-regulation.

None of your other sentenc
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Hi Mister Micawber,

I understand. Please allow me to try again. Could you help and correct them? Thanks.

1. HSBC sent out their first-time cardholders an advising letter with PIN activation.

2. First-time cardholders are advised to bring their ATM cards with the advising letter to the ATM machine for PIN activation.

Thank you.

TN
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