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Lucas21c Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Sentence Structure
Could you tell me whether the following setence is fine?
Thank you.
Resources are wasted twice when you buy something that you do not really need, to produce it and to dispose of it.
Thank you.
Resources are wasted twice when you buy something that you do not really need, to produce it and to dispose of it.
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Well, I don't agree with the logic of the statement, but its structure can be fixed: Resources are wasted twice—once when something is produced and once when you dispose of it—if you buy something that you do not really need.
- Well, I don't agree with the logic of the statement, but its structure can be fixed: Resources are wasted twice—once when something is produced and once when you dispose of it—if you buy something that you do not really need.
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Well, I don't agree with the logic of the statement, but its structure can be fixed:
Resources are wasted twice—once when something is produced and once when you dispose of it—if you buy something that you do not really need.
Resources are wasted twice—once when something is produced and once when you dispose of it—if you buy something that you do not really need.
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Could you tell me why you don't like the logic of the sentence? Does it sound strange to Enlgish native speakers?
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How about this;
"If you buy something that you do not really need, resources should be wasted more than that much because we also need some extra resources to produce and dispose of those you rarely use."
"If you buy something that you do not really need, resources should be wasted more than that much because we also need some extra resources to produce and dispose of those you rarely use."
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Could you tell me why you don't like the logic of the sentence? Does it sound strange to English native speakers?-- It is not a matter of English; I just don't see that the resources are wasted 'twice'—the resources are simply used, whether the consumer uses them efficiently or not. There is a logical fallacy in the statement.
Your revised statement is not as structurally good as
Your revised statement is not as structurally good as
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Thank you for your answers. Now, I get your points. As you said, it seems there are some logical errors in my sentences. Can it be fine if I revise it again like the following sentence?
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If you buy something that you do not really need, resources should be used twice—once when you buy something that you rarely use and once when we produce it agagin for the one who really needs
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If you buy something that you do not really need, resources should be used twice—once when you buy something that you rarely use and once when we produce it agagin for the one who really needs
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I suggest:
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If you buy something that you do not really need, twice as many resources are used—once when you buy something that you rarely use and again when we produce another one for the consumer who really needs it.
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We cannot but consume more resources than the final product that have in your hands because we also n
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If you buy something that you do not really need, twice as many resources are used—once when you buy something that you rarely use and again when we produce another one for the consumer who really needs it.
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We cannot but consume more resources than the final product that have in your hands because we also n
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