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GainRain Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Tension
"A widening gap between more dynamic northern economies and shrinking southern ones is bound to fuel political tension, with a “lost generation” facing mass unemployment in several countries."
Would it make a difference if "tension" is replaced with "tensions"? How do I know when to use one form or the other?
Would it make a difference if "tension" is replaced with "tensions"? How do I know when to use one form or the other?
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" Would it make a difference if "tension" is replaced with "tension s "? It would tell the reader that there is more than one kind of political tension involved. How do I know when to use one form or the other?
- " Would it make a difference if "tension" is replaced with "tension s "?
- It would tell the reader that there is more than one kind of political tension involved.
- How do I know when to use one form or the other?
- Think carefully about the meaning you want to convey to the reader.
- Clive
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Hi,
"A widening gap between more dynamic northern economies and shrinking southern ones is bound to fuel political tension, with a “lost generation” facing mass unemployment in several countries."
Would it make a difference if "tension" is replaced with "tensions"?
"A widening gap between more dynamic northern economies and shrinking southern ones is bound to fuel political tension, with a “lost generation” facing mass unemployment in several countries."
Would it make a difference if "tension" is replaced with "tensions"?
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Would it make a difference if "tension" is replaced with "tensions"?-- No.
How do I know when to use one form or the other?-- It is in the mind of the speaker: one quality of tension or several instances of tension.
How do I know when to use one form or the other?-- It is in the mind of the speaker: one quality of tension or several instances of tension.
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Thanks you for you replies, Clive and Mr Micawber.
I guess dictionaries don't help when it comes to countable/uncountable forms.
I guess dictionaries don't help when it comes to countable/uncountable forms.
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