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Buzel Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

Which better?

Which is correct?

1. The climate of Egypt is very good for growth of whead.

2. The climate of Egypt is very good for the growth of whead.
  

Top answer

2. wheat

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8 Answers
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I'd use the second one. It's something about "growth" that makes me feel that way. With "storage", I'd use either.

The west barn is good for storage of corn.

The west barn is good for the storage of corn.
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May I suggest "for growing wheat"?
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Grammar GeekMay I suggest "for growing wheat"?
Yes, more naturalEmotion: smile
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And I'd suggest 'The climate in Egypt...' What do you say?
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Grammar GeekMay I suggest "for growing wheat"?
To me "for growing wheat" rather means that wheat is being grown by some person/entity for a certain purpose, say for dealing in wheat or to produce bread itself.

While i rather meant that egyptian climate is very good for wheat in general, it grew there very well for thouthands of years wildly, without
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Yes, you are right that if we use "for growing," it carries the sense that someone is doing the growing. Since I'm used to thinking of wheat as a crop, that made the most sense to me.

Everyone thought that #2 was the better choice. (#1, without the "the," is not correct.)
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Thank you very much, everybody.
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