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Dominique1313 Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Usage of the phrase "the statement"

Is it okay to say "Is the statement below correct?" to mean that "Are the four sentences below correct?"? or do I have to say "Are the four statements below correct?", since the phrase "the statement" can only refer to a single sentence? In other words, can "statement"(i.e. not "statements") have two or more sentences, not just one?

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"? " It depends upon whether they are 4 independent sentences or one text. Dominique1313 the phrase "the statement" can only refer to a single sentence?

— Mister Micawber

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  • " It depends upon whether they are 4 independent sentences or one text.
  • Dominique1313 the phrase "the statement" can only refer to a single sentence?
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Dominique1313Is it okay to say "Is the statement below correct?" to mean that "Are the four sentences below correct?"? or do I have to say "Are the four statements below correct?"
It depends upon whether they are 4 independent sentences or one text.
Dominique1313 the phrase "the statement" can only refer to a single sentence?
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statements

But if you are asking about grammar, it's better to say 'sentences'.

eg The Earth is flat is a correct sentence, but not a correct statement.
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Hello,
Thank you for your reply.
You were saying that it is okay to say "Is the statement below correct?" in place of "Are the four sentences below correct?", as long as the four sentences are "one text" - what do you mean by that? could you explain more?
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Dominique1313could you explain more?
Post your example of 'four sentences below', and I will explain.
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Below is the contents of my email that I sent to John:
Dear John, Is the statement below correct?: "R.J Lawrence says that under an ideal society, we will love each human completely. In such a society, we will love each human with an equal amount of love, that is, we will not love one human more than another. In such a society, Our love for each human will be completely warm, unconditio
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Dear John,
Is the statement below correct?:
"R.J Lawrence says that under an ideal society, we will love each human completely. In such a society, we will love each human with an equal amount of love, that is, we will not love one human more than another. In such a society, Our love for each human will be completely warm, unconditional, and selfless. In such a society, however, our princ
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would you say that the 4 sentences that I asked John about is considered as a one statement because the four sentences constitute one idea?
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Dominique1313would you say that the 4 sentences that I asked John about is considered as a one statement because the four sentences constitute one idea?
I would consider it as the statement (posit, tenet) of one person, R. J. Lawrence.
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Dominique1313would you say that the 4 sentences that I asked John about is considered as a one statement because the four sentences constitute one idea?
Yes, because they are a single text. Here are four statements:

Orange juice is good for you. It contains vitamin C.
Tomorrow is Sunday.
Bears eat berries and small rodents.
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Another word for statement is manifesto. A manifesto usually contains political ideas and is written in a formal style. We had a terrorist who threatened to kill more university professors (he had already killed 3 people) unless two national newspapers published his manifesto. It was 35,000 words long. It was published, but that was his undoing. His own brother recognized the
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