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In terms of style, I like the contrast between plural at the beginning and singular at the end. If I use plural all around, the sentence feels repetitive, even though it isn't ("Process questions are preferred by intelligent students who tend to be more eager to respond to challenging process questions . . .") While I'm not completely sure, I do believe the sentence is grammatically correct. Am I wrong? |
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The sentence also seems awkward because it uses passive voice and has an unnecessary comma in the middle, but otherwise it appears to be technically correct.
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I'm no English major and I couldn't tell with certainty whether the sentence is grammarically correct or not. However, I think it's a case where the structure is too awkward that it's not worth redeeming it.
If it were up to me, I'd have rephrased it so it'd be less awkward. Maybe: Quote:
Edit: Looks like I was lucky on guessing passive voice; thanks Brad! |
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I probably would've used an em dash instead of a comma:
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Actually, I think the sentence is repetitive.
EDIT: Yeah, I would have done something along the lines of what Banana said. |
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¡Damned!
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I don't care — I love em dashes.
Though — you're probably right. |
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I agree that the sentence was awkward . . . I got fixated on the singular/plural issue and didn't consider the larger issues.
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I sent it to my missus - who checks Masters and PhD theses for a living. She said:
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Banana's sentence is almost correct. It need an "a"; Quote:
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I prefer the plural, because "students" is plural in the beginning of the sentence. |
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Going back to the singular/plural issues, I prefer "than to" for singular, and "over" for plural. Again, am I wrong? :-P
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