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Shylesh ragu Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
sentence correction
Hi
can you tell me if this sentence is correct.
"Both X and Y are manipulated by Z due to their aspirations"
can you tell me if this sentence is correct.
"Both X and Y are manipulated by Z due to their aspirations"
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It's grammatical, but style guides recommend 'because of' instead of 'due to' in that grammatical pattern. Both X and Y are manipulated by Z because of their aspirations. From the viewpoint of logic it's a little hard to imagine why Z would manipulate anyone, let alone both X and Y, because of their aspirations.
- It's grammatical, but style guides recommend 'because of' instead of 'due to' in that grammatical pattern.
- Both X and Y are manipulated by Z because of their aspirations.
- From the viewpoint of logic it's a little hard to imagine why Z would manipulate anyone, let alone both X and Y, because of their aspirations.
- Someone's aspirations seem an odd thing to cite as the motivation for manipulating them.
- CJ
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It's grammatical, but style guides recommend 'because of' instead of 'due to' in that grammatical pattern.
Both X and Y are manipulated by Z because of their aspirations.
From the viewpoint of logic it's a little hard to imagine why Z would manipulate anyone, let alone both X and Y, because of their aspirations. Someone's aspirations seem an odd thing to cite as the motivation f
Both X and Y are manipulated by Z because of their aspirations.
From the viewpoint of logic it's a little hard to imagine why Z would manipulate anyone, let alone both X and Y, because of their aspirations. Someone's aspirations seem an odd thing to cite as the motivation f
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Sorry for the approach again
i just had another doubt in the sentence
Is it right to put the sentence in this format?
"Both X and Y's aspirations allow them to be manipulated"
i just had another doubt in the sentence
Is it right to put the sentence in this format?
"Both X and Y's aspirations allow them to be manipulated"
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shylesh raguBoth X's and Y's aspirations allow them to be manipulated.It's OK as shown.
CJ
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The problem with this sentence actually has a name: it's called an indefinite pronoun. By the time you get to the word "their", you have actually named three possible antecedents: X, Y, AND Z. So currently, the sentence actually means that X and Y are being somehow manipulated by aspirations that all three (including Z) have. It is also written in passive voice ("are manipulated") with "manipulate
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