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Thein lwin Posted 11 years ago
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There were four youths.One studied music and dancing; another studied medicine; another studied astrology; and the fourth, philosophy.

Can I write the above sentence as the following?

The four youths studied each subject such as music and dancing, medicine, astrology and philosophy.
Please correct the sentence.Thanks in advance.
  

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thein lwin Can I write the above sentence as the following? No, not at all. Of the four youths, one studied music and dance, another studied medicine, another studied astrology, and the fourth philosophy.

— Mister Micawber

  • thein lwin Can I write the above sentence as the following?
  • No, not at all.
  • Of the four youths, one studied music and dance, another studied medicine, another studied astrology, and the fourth philosophy.
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thein lwinCan I write the above sentence as the following?
No, not at all.

Of the four youths, one studied music and dance, another studied medicine, another studied astrology, and the fourth philosophy.
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Mister Micawber thein lwinCan I write the above sentence as the following?No, not at all.Of the four youths, one studied music and dance, another studied medicine, another studied astrology, and the fourth philosophy.
In a way, I'd like to write it like this:The four youths studied
their respective subjects, music and dance, medicine, astrology
and ph
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The four youths studied their respective subjects: music and dance, medicine, astrology, and philosophy.
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