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Tapas Lover Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Singular or plural

Medicinal Benefit:
- reduces cholesterol level, alleviates angina and prevents coronary
artery atherosclerosis
- eliminates phlegm, alleviates cough and asthma, as well as treats
chronic bronchitis

When is it appropriate to use plural or singular? (words such as 'reduces', 'alleviates' etc)
  

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Tapas Lover When is it appropriate to use plural or singular? (words such as 'reduces', 'alleviates' etc) It depends upon which words are missing. In this case, it goes like this: The medicinal benefit of this medication is that it (=the medication ) reduces ...

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  • Tapas Lover When is it appropriate to use plural or singular?
  • (words such as 'reduces', 'alleviates' etc) It depends upon which words are missing.
  • In this case, it goes like this: The medicinal benefit of this medication is that it (=the medication ) reduces ...
  • and eliminates ...
  • as well as treats ....
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Tapas Lover When is it appropriate to use plural or singular? (words such as 'reduces', 'alleviates' etc)
It depends upon which words are missing. In this case, it goes like this:

The medicinal benefit of this medication is that it (=the medication) reduces
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Thanks.
It is actually in point form.

Seabuckthorn Medicinal Benefit:
  • reduces cholesterol level, alleviates angina and prevents coronary artery atherosclerosis
  • eliminates phlegm, alleviates cough and asthma, as well as treats chronic bronchitis


That's the original text.

Anyway, thanks again.
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Tapas LoverThat's the original text.
Fine time to tell us that!

Is "Seabuckthorn" a medication?

Strange wording, I'd say.

CJ
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Haha! Sorry for informing late about it.
Strange? That gives me another idea on what to substitute it.
Thanks!
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