What is the correct position of the phrase "according to"
Please someone tell me what is the correct position of "according to some critics" in the following sentence I wrote. Is, my position is correct. Furthermore, if someone could tell me what are the other feasible positions to add the phrase, I would be really grateful.
The predominant reason for this is, according to some critics, the media mainly focus on the celebrities resulting in ignoring the solutions for issues.
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You can put it in many place s . I've marked some possible places with an X. Broadly speaking, the closer it is to the front of the sentence, the more emphasis it gets, X The predominant reason for this is, X , the media X mainly focus X on the celebrities X resulting in ignoring X the solutions X for issues X.
- You can put it in many place s .
- I've marked some possible places with an X.
- Broadly speaking, the closer it is to the front of the sentence, the more emphasis it gets, X The predominant reason for this is, X , the media X mainly focus X on the celebrities X resulting in ignoring X the solutions X for issues X.
- Be careful with your commas.
- It's not a well-written sentence, especially near the end.
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You can put it in many places. I've marked some possible places with an X.
Broadly speaking, the closer it is to the front of the sentence, the more emphasis it gets,
X The predominant reason for this is, X, the media X mainly focus X on the celebrities X resulting in ignoring X the solutions X for issues X.
Be careful with your commas.
0dileepaPlease someone tell me what is the correct position of "according to some critics" in the following sentence I wrote.
dileepaThe predominant reason for this is, according to some critics, the media mainly focus on the celebrities resulting in ignoring the solutions for issues.
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