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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
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sentence structure
Please advise me whether the following sentence is correct in its structure:
"Amino acids, amino alcohols, and piperidine derivatives are compounds of immense interest in nature and importance for the pharmaceutical industry."
Thanks.
"Amino acids, amino alcohols, and piperidine derivatives are compounds of immense interest in nature and importance for the pharmaceutical industry."
Thanks.
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The phrase ' in nature ' is unfortunate, in that the reader is unsure whether it applies to 'natural compounds' or 'the nature of the compounds' until s/he has finished reading the sentence. Actually, I would eliminate both nouns: ... of immense interest for the pharmaceutical industry.
- The phrase ' in nature ' is unfortunate, in that the reader is unsure whether it applies to 'natural compounds' or 'the nature of the compounds' until s/he has finished reading the sentence.
- Actually, I would eliminate both nouns: ...
- of immense interest for the pharmaceutical industry.
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The phrase 'in nature' is unfortunate, in that the reader is unsure whether it applies to 'natural compounds' or 'the nature of the compounds' until s/he has finished reading the sentence. Actually, I would eliminate both nouns: ... of immense interest for the pharmaceutical industry.
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