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Prosignia Posted 19 years ago
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which expression is better?
0 Anybody can tell me which is better? 02 br
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00 [1] According to recent survey, more than two times as many universities change tuition and fees of under $8000 a year as those charging over $16000. 02 br
00 [2] According to recent survey, more than two times as many universities change tuition and fees of under $8000 a year as charge over $16000. 02 br
00 [3] According to recent survey, more than two times as many universities change tuition and fees of under $8000 a year as over $16000. 02 br
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00 [3] better than [2] and better than [1] ? 02 br
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00 [1] According to recent survey, more than two times as many universities change tuition and fees of under $8000 a year as those charging over $16000. 02 br
00 [2] According to recent survey, more than two times as many universities change tuition and fees of under $8000 a year as charge over $16000. 02 br
00 [3] According to recent survey, more than two times as many universities change tuition and fees of under $8000 a year as over $16000. 02 br
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00 [3] better than [2] and better than [1] ? 02 br
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02 font 02 br 02 br 01 font 00 1 is not good. 2 is fine. 02 font 02 br 02 br 00 Best wishes, Clive 0-
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0 Hi, 02 br
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01 font 00 1] According to 01 font 00 a 02 font 00 recent survey, more than two times as many universities cha 01 font 00 r 02 font 00 ge tuition and fees of under $8000 a year as those charging over $16000. 02
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01 font 00 1] According to 01 font 00 a 02 font 00 recent survey, more than two times as many universities cha 01 font 00 r 02 font 00 ge tuition and fees of under $8000 a year as those charging over $16000. 02
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0 Hi Clive, 02 br
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00 Thank you for your reply. But why you think [3] is wrong? The "charge" is used as the verb in "universities charge tuition and fees of". I think it is redundant to repeat "charge" after "as". Why I cannot remove it? 02 br
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00 As for [1], I don't like it because the antecedent of "those" is confusing: "those" can point to either "u
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00 Thank you for your reply. But why you think [3] is wrong? The "charge" is used as the verb in "universities charge tuition and fees of". I think it is redundant to repeat "charge" after "as". Why I cannot remove it? 02 br
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00 As for [1], I don't like it because the antecedent of "those" is confusing: "those" can point to either "u
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0 Hi again, 02 br
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01 font 00 Anybody can tell me which is better? 02 br
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00 [1] According to recent survey, more than two times as many universities change tuition and fees of under $8000 a year as those charging over $16000. 02 br
00 [2] According to recent survey, more than two times as many universities change tuition
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01 font 00 Anybody can tell me which is better? 02 br
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00 [1] According to recent survey, more than two times as many universities change tuition and fees of under $8000 a year as those charging over $16000. 02 br
00 [2] According to recent survey, more than two times as many universities change tuition
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0 I think "under $8000" and "over $16000" are already parallel. Why I still need to keep the verb? 02 br
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00 For example, in following sentence 02 br
00 This company pays at least twice as much to full-time employees as it pays to part-time employees . 02 br
00 It seems Ok to say: 02 br
00 This company pays at least twice as much to full-time
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00 For example, in following sentence 02 br
00 This company pays at least twice as much to full-time employees as it pays to part-time employees . 02 br
00 It seems Ok to say: 02 br
00 This company pays at least twice as much to full-time
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0 Hi, 02 br
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01 font 00 [3] According to recent survey, more than two times as many universities change tuition and fees of under $8000 a year as over $16000. 02 br
02 font 01 font 01 i 00 Thank you for your reply. But why you think [3] is wrong? The "charge" is used as the verb in "universities charge tui
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01 font 00 [3] According to recent survey, more than two times as many universities change tuition and fees of under $8000 a year as over $16000. 02 br
02 font 01 font 01 i 00 Thank you for your reply. But why you think [3] is wrong? The "charge" is used as the verb in "universities charge tui
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0 Thank you very much for your guidence. It looks like that whether omitting verb depends on the meaning. 02 br
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0 I still has another question about -ing forms modifying nouns. For example, in following sentence from New York Times: 02 br
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00 Other ads were ludicrous. Senior family members once ordered the company's advertising agency to make a commercial featuring Eva Gabor, a family friend who was generous to the Republican Party. Men in the focus group, viewing the agi
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00 Other ads were ludicrous. Senior family members once ordered the company's advertising agency to make a commercial featuring Eva Gabor, a family friend who was generous to the Republican Party. Men in the focus group, viewing the agi
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0 Hi, 02 br
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01 font 00 I still has another question about -ing forms modifying nouns. For example, in following sentence from New York Times: 02 br
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00 Other ads were ludicrous. Senior family members once ordered the company's advertising agency to make a commercial featuring Eva Gabor, a family friend who was generous to the Repu
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01 font 00 I still has another question about -ing forms modifying nouns. For example, in following sentence from New York Times: 02 br
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00 Other ads were ludicrous. Senior family members once ordered the company's advertising agency to make a commercial featuring Eva Gabor, a family friend who was generous to the Repu
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