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Anonymous Posted 8 years ago
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Writing?

1. Close attention is being paid to how mosquitoes cause infectious diseases by the scientists.

2. Close attention is being paid by the scientists to how mosquitoes cause infectious diseases.

3. Close attention to how mosquitoes cause infectious diseases is being paid by the scientists.

Please correct the sentences.

Are they grammatically correct?

  

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#1 and #3 are unacceptably awkward. #2 is the best choice. But delete 'the', to make a general statement about scientists.

  • #1 and #3 are unacceptably awkward.
  • #2 is the best choice.
  • But delete 'the', to make a general statement about scientists.
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#1 and #3 are unacceptably awkward.

#2 is the best choice. But delete 'the', to make a general statement about scientists.

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