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Adonis Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Sentence question.

Hello.

Does this sentence sound naturally?

Thank you for your help.

What is the good quality of neighbors is that they volunteer to help one another.
  

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"What is the good quality of neighbors" is not being used as a question, so it should not have the subject-verb inversion characteristic of questions. It should read "What the good quality of neighbors is". But that puts two "is"'s in a row, so either way it sounds awkward.

— CalifJim

  • "What is the good quality of neighbors" is not being used as a question, so it should not have the subject-verb inversion characteristic of questions.
  • It should read "What the good quality of neighbors is".
  • But that puts two "is"'s in a row, so either way it sounds awkward.
  • A simpler structure might express the thought more elegantly.
  • ) CJ
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"What is the good quality of neighbors" is not being used as a question, so it should not have the subject-verb inversion characteristic of questions. It should read "What the good quality of neighbors is". But that puts two "is"'s in a row, so either way it sounds awkward.

A simpler structure might express the thought more elegantly.

"Good neighbors volunteer to help
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Hello

The sentence sounds naturally?

Thank you for your help.

What the good quality of neighbors should possess is to offer aids.
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Adonis,

No. This sentence does not sound natural at all.
You've made it say that the quality should possess something.
I think you wanted it to say that neighbors should possess something.
"to offer help" is the expression. We don't say "to offer aids".

All of the following sound more natural:

Neighbors should possess the qualit
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