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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

word placment

Should the word ‘major’ be placed before or after ‘existing’?

Major existing studies on the effects of alcohol.
Existing major studies on the effects of alcohol.

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Major existing studies
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You cannot have the period at the end as either is not a sentence.

"Major existing studies..." sounds fine to me.

The other one seems to suggest that some major studies on the subject have got destroyed and have been lost...
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vsureshYou cannot have the period at the end as either is not a sentence."Major existing studies..." sounds fine to me.The other one seems to suggest that some major studies on the subject have got destroyed and have been lost...
Got it. Thanks a lot for your help. It would be correct as a heading without the period though. Right?

Also, just to confir
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AnonymousAlso, just to confirm, would the below be a complete sentence in which I could put a period at the end? Major existing studies on the effects of alcohol on liver health.
No.
There is no finite verb here.
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vsuresh AnonymousAlso, just to confirm, would the below be a complete sentence in which I could put a period at the end? Major existing studies on the effects of alcohol on liver health.No.There is no finite verb here.
Oh I see. What about "Major existing studies to examine the feects of alcohol on liver health"?

If not, would you show me how it would
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AnonymousOh I see. What about "Major existing studies to examine the feects of alcohol on liver health"?
Even this does not have a finite verb.

Here is a sentence

Here are some major existing studies that examine the effects of alcohol on liver.

This is just to give you an idea about finite verb which is necessary for a
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vsureshHere is a sentenceHere are some major existing studies that examine the effects of alcohol on liver.This is just to give you an idea about finite verb which is necessary for a structure to be called a sentence.
Got it. Thanks a lot for your clarification.
vsureshn your case, if it is the title, you need not think of a sentence. I
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AnonymousI see. So I understand that the examples I previously gave without the finite verb are all possible for a title, and better as you mentioned. Right?
Yes.
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vsuresh AnonymousI see. So I understand that the examples I previously gave without the finite verb are all possible for a title, and better as you mentioned. Right?Yes.
Great. Thank you very much for your time and help
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