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Sisse Posted 20 years ago
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One of my students writes, "Living the lifestyle of the "nuclear family" is an ideal that many modern people crave for."
1. In my opinion you cannot "crave for an ideal" - what verb would you suggest?
2. I would phrase the sentence thus, "Many modern people see the lifestyle of the nuclear family as an ideal."
What do you think of that sentence? - have you gotother suggestions?
3. I would not put quotations marks round "nuclear family" - what do you think?
Sisse
1. In my opinion you cannot "crave for an ideal" - what verb would you suggest?
2. I would phrase the sentence thus, "Many modern people see the lifestyle of the nuclear family as an ideal."
What do you think of that sentence? - have you gotother suggestions?
3. I would not put quotations marks round "nuclear family" - what do you think?
Sisse
Top answer
I think this is ok. Crave does not relate to ideal, it relates to 'living the lifestyle of the nuclear family'. 2.
- I think this is ok.
- Crave does not relate to ideal, it relates to 'living the lifestyle of the nuclear family'.
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- That works but loses the effect of 'craving'.
- You might see that something is an ideal but not personally want it, for example.
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I think this is ok. Crave does not relate to ideal, it relates to 'living the lifestyle of the nuclear family'.
2. That works but loses the effect of 'craving'. You might see that something is an ideal but not personally want it, for example.
3. I would also drop the marks around nuclear family.
2. That works but loses the effect of 'craving'. You might see that something is an ideal but not personally want it, for example.
3. I would also drop the marks around nuclear family.
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