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Snuppelina Posted 13 years ago
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Which sentence sounds more natural
Which sentence would a native speaker choose among these two (in terms of verb placement and preposition "of/for" usage)?
1) New methods of producing track membranes ensuring efficiency and high selectivity of filtering disperse species were developed.
2) New methods were developed for producing track membranes ensuring efficiency and high selectivity of filtering disperse species.
1) New methods of producing track membranes ensuring efficiency and high selectivity of filtering disperse species were developed.
2) New methods were developed for producing track membranes ensuring efficiency and high selectivity of filtering disperse species.
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New methods of track membrane production ensuring efficiency and high selectivity in diverse (? - 'disperse' makes no sense) species filtration were developed.
- New methods of track membrane production ensuring efficiency and high selectivity in diverse (?
- - 'disperse' makes no sense) species filtration were developed.
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New methods of track membrane production ensuring efficiency and high selectivity in diverse (? - 'disperse' makes no sense) species filtration were developed.
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Hi Mister Micawber, thanks!
Yes, it should definitely read 'disperse' - typo.
So the verb should always be placed at the end of the sentence, even if a sentence is very long and complicated?
Yes, it should definitely read 'disperse' - typo.
So the verb should always be placed at the end of the sentence, even if a sentence is very long and complicated?
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For instance, if there was something like this:
New methods of producing track membranes with profiles pore channels and bla-bla-bla ensuring high selectivity and efficiency in filtering disperse species were developed.
Would it be better to write:
New methods of track membranes production with....were developed? Is it ok that the verb is at the end of such a long sentence?
New methods of producing track membranes with profiles pore channels and bla-bla-bla ensuring high selectivity and efficiency in filtering disperse species were developed.
Would it be better to write:
New methods of track membranes production with....were developed? Is it ok that the verb is at the end of such a long sentence?
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snuppelinaWhich sentence would a native speaker choose among these two...between these two ...
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So the verb should always be placed at the end of the sentence, even if a sentence is very long and complicated?-- Certainly not always. As sentence structure becomes more complex, the writer's skills in composition, clarity and style become increasingly important
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snuppelinaNew methods of producing track membranes with profiles pore channels and bla-bla-bla ensuring high selectivity and efficiency in filtering disperse species were developed.Would it be better to write:
New methods were developed for production of track membranes with profiles pore channels and bla-bla-bla ensuring high selectivity and efficie
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snuppelinaThat is, to put the verb somewhere in between.I can't suggest until I see all the 'bla-bla-bla'.
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Fair enough. 
New methods were developed for production of track membranes with profiled pore channels ensuring high select
New methods were developed for production of track membranes with profiled pore channels ensuring high select
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You seem to have posted the same faulty text. Well, if it were my paper, I would do this:
New methods were developed for producing track membranes with profiled pore channels, which ensure high selectivity and efficiency in filtering diverse species.
New methods were developed for producing track membranes with profiled pore channels, which ensure high selectivity and efficiency in filtering diverse species.
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