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English 1b3 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Which is the best sentence

a. We play good-quality football, none of that 'kicking over the defence' style.

b. We play good-quality football. None of that 'kicking over the defence' style.

c. We play good-quality football, none of that 'kick over the defence' style.

d. We play good-quality football. None of that 'kick over the defence' style.

Are all grammatical?

Which is best?

Thank you
  

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I would say the first sentence, a., is the best choice.
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Should we hyphenate good-quality football?
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Hi,





Before we forget the World Cup, let me add this somewhat irrelevant comment.



Kicking over the defence is not a natural thing to talk about in a football context, even if you use quotes. We don't say things like 'Fred kicked Tom over'.



Or do you man eg Fred kicked the ball over ( the heads of ) the defence? I doubt it
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CliveOr do you man eg Fred kicked the ball over ( the heads of ) the defence? I doubt it, because this would be OK in good-quality football.

Hi,

That's what I mean. Kicking over the heads of the defence all day long can be considered an amature style. 'Play to feet' is how I was taught.

So if I include 'the heads of' you're happy with t
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Hi,

That's what I mean. Kicking over the heads of the defence all day long can be considered an amature style. 'Play to feet' is how I was taught.

So if I include 'the heads of' you're happy with the sentence? I'd add 'kicking . . . all day long'.

And good quality football or good-quality? Why? The latter, because I take the specific meaning to be that th
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CliveI'd add 'kicking . . . all day long'.

Good idea. [Y]
CliveThe latter
My thought exactly.

Cheers
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