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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
To educate in good behaviour?
Is this sentence correct:
The children were more educated in good behaviour than nowadays.
I would change more into better, but still the question is can you educate behaviour?
The children were more educated in good behaviour than nowadays.
I would change more into better, but still the question is can you educate behaviour?
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I don't think that you need all that textual information. This should suffice: The children were better behaved than nowadays.
- I don't think that you need all that textual information.
- This should suffice: The children were better behaved than nowadays.
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I don't think that you need all that textual information. This should suffice:
The children were better behaved than nowadays.
The children were better behaved than nowadays.
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the question is stil can you educate behaviour?-- It reads 'educate in good behavior'.
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so correct sentence would be
The children were better educated in good behaviour than nowadays.
The children were better educated in good behaviour than nowadays.
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You kept asking for help on how to write grammatical sentences, but when people gave you advice, you pretty much just ignore it and insist on using your own pattern.
<<<<The children were better educated in good behaviour than nowadays.>>>>
No, this is a very awkward sentence. Educated - suggest schooling. But behavior is not something obtainable from sch
<<<<The children were better educated in good behaviour than nowadays.>>>>
No, this is a very awkward sentence. Educated - suggest schooling. But behavior is not something obtainable from sch
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Hi, dimsumexpress!
I agree that few of us learn behavior from schools and books (Emily Post?), but how does that make the sentence "very awkward?"
In the old days, girls used to go to "finishing school" to learn good manners.
When I misbehaved in the second grade, the teacher (in her seventies) would sneak up behind me and say, "You want I should pinch?!"
Regard
I agree that few of us learn behavior from schools and books (Emily Post?), but how does that make the sentence "very awkward?"
In the old days, girls used to go to "finishing school" to learn good manners.
When I misbehaved in the second grade, the teacher (in her seventies) would sneak up behind me and say, "You want I should pinch?!"
Regard
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Hi Avangi,
<<<<........but how does that make the sentence "very awkward?" >>>>
Interesting! I take it that you deemed the construction of this sentence natural, is that reasonable?I think most people do not associate "educated" with " behaviors". Maybe it didn't sound comfortable to my ears...
<<<<........but how does that make the sentence "very awkward?" >>>>
Interesting! I take it that you deemed the construction of this sentence natural, is that reasonable?I think most people do not associate "educated" with " behaviors". Maybe it didn't sound comfortable to my ears...
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Yes, I thought the construction of the sentence was natural. I suppose you could say that the poor choice of a word makes a sentence very awkward. I tend to associate "the construction" with syntax. The issue here seems to involve semantics.
I think everyone has manners, some good, some bad.
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I think everyone has manners, some good, some bad.
Rgdz, - A.
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<<<I think everyone has manners, some good, some bad.>>>
English is such a flexible language.....!
When we say someome has no matter, most people think of it as " lack of good manners".
Yes, you said it well. Very often, the awkwardness of a sentence comes from wrong choice of words and illogical semantics.
English is such a flexible language.....!
When we say someome has no matter, most people think of it as " lack of good manners".
Yes, you said it well. Very often, the awkwardness of a sentence comes from wrong choice of words and illogical semantics.
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Thank you for your answers. It did sound wrong to me, but since I red it in a text, I thought it might be correct. That is why I asked specifically for this sentence, I did not ignore any helpful answers, dimsumexpress.
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