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Amishera Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Throughout the last couple of years, I have received the opportunities

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Is the following sentence correct grammatically?

Throughout the last couple of years, I have received the opportunities.

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It doesn't seem terribly natural. The problem is with "the opportunities" at the end. While this is not actually ungrammatical, it is hard to think of a context in which one would say it.

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  • It doesn't seem terribly natural.
  • The problem is with "the opportunities" at the end.
  • While this is not actually ungrammatical, it is hard to think of a context in which one would say it.
  • These are more natural: Throughout the last couple of years, I have received many opportunities.
  • Throughout the last couple of years, I have received one or two opportunities.
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It doesn't seem terribly natural. The problem is with "the opportunities" at the end. While this is not actually ungrammatical, it is hard to think of a context in which one would say it. These are more natural:

Throughout the last couple of years, I have received many opportunities.
Throughout the last couple of years, I have received one or two opportunities.
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