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Hurugneak12 Posted 22 years ago
Grammar

Word order:cattle breeding

I have got some problems with correcting an essay of a friend of mine about cattle breeding.

Which one(s) is/are correct?

A) In America the Longhorn cattle and the Hereford cattle are mainly kept. (That´s the original!)
B) In America mainly Longhorn- and Hereford cattle are kept.

Thanks for your help!

  

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I could be wrong, but I think B sounds better. I don't believe that you should have the hyphen after Longhorn, though, because the original word "Longhorn cattle" isn't hyphenated. But I haven't been in school for a few years, so I could very well be wrong about that.

— Haoqide

  • I could be wrong, but I think B sounds better.
  • I don't believe that you should have the hyphen after Longhorn, though, because the original word "Longhorn cattle" isn't hyphenated.
  • But I haven't been in school for a few years, so I could very well be wrong about that.
  • Can somebody else clarify?
  • Hope that helps.....
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I could be wrong, but I think B sounds better. I don't believe that you should have the hyphen after Longhorn, though, because the original word "Longhorn cattle" isn't hyphenated. But I haven't been in school for a few years, so I could very well be wrong about that. Can somebody else clarify?

Hope that helps.....

-Haoqide
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I agree, Haoqide, no hyphen necessary after Longhorn. I would, by the way, prefer to see 'raised' or 'bred' rather than 'kept'.
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