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Hirashin Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

What is the most important in life will probably be different from person to person.

I think all of the following sentences are grammatically correct.
But which would be used?

(a) What is the most important in life will probably be different from person to person.

(b) What is the most important thing in life will probably be different from person to person.

(c) What is the most important in life will probably depend on the person.

(d) What is the most important thing in life will probably depend on the person.

Thanks in advance.

Hirashin from Kyoto, Japan
  

Top answer

Hirashin, All four of them are incorrect. (A) and (C) are especially incorrect because there is no "thing" following "important" in these sentences. First of all, are these meant to be questions or statements?

— Xerxes

  • Hirashin, All four of them are incorrect.
  • (A) and (C) are especially incorrect because there is no "thing" following "important" in these sentences.
  • First of all, are these meant to be questions or statements?
  • I am assuming that these are statements and what you are trying to say is: For your first two sentences: The most important thing in life will probably be different from person to person.
  • Alternatively: The most important thing in life will probably vary from person to person.
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Hirashin,

All four of them are incorrect. (A) and (C) are especially incorrect because there is no "thing" following "important" in these sentences.

First of all, are these meant to be questions or statements? I am assuming that these are statements and what you are trying to say is:

For your first two sentences:

The most important thing in life will p
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Thanks for your helpful explanations and alternate better sentences, Xerxes.

Hirashin
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