Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
correspond/appropriate
English answer:
and also correspond to
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mockingbird (X)
Feb 21, 2006 13:31
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correspond/appropriate
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Another thing which needs to paid attention is the lack of infrastructure and facilities and those in conjunction with the development of activity or the direction of development which can improve the standard of living of the people AND ALSO CORRESPONDS its existing potentials and physical constraints.
What is more appropriate to use in the context?
"AND ALSO CORRESPONDS" or "IS APPROPRIATE WITH"? Or both work?
Thanks
What is more appropriate to use in the context?
"AND ALSO CORRESPONDS" or "IS APPROPRIATE WITH"? Or both work?
Thanks
Responses
| 4 +9 | and also correspond to |
Yvette Neisser Moreno
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| 5 +2 | suggestion below |
Arcoiris
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| 5 | In correspondence with |
Morad Safe (X)
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Responses
+9
15 mins
Yvette Neisser Moreno
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Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Arabic to English, Hebrew to English, and 1 more.
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and also correspond to
Mainly, I agree with Terence that this sentence needs a lot of work. It's hard to follow, has a few errors, and the sentence structure is unclear. Responding to your specific question in isolation, I believe that "correspond(s) to" sounds better than the other option you've presented. Keep in mind that the verb "correspond" must agree with the subject (singular or plural), and also that it should be followed by "to". The phrase "is appropriate", if you were to use it, should be followed by the preposition "for" or "to" depending on the context, but can never be followed by "with."
That said, my best advice is to rewrite the whole sentence so that the meaning and structure will be clearer.
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Note added at 1 day2 hrs (2006-02-22 16:08:37 GMT)
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Thanks for clarifying. However, there is still a bit of singular/plural confusion, since the subject of the sentence is "another thing", which is singular, but the word "those" is plural though it also seems to refer to the subject. In addition, it is still unclear what "those" refers to, as well as "its" in the last part of the sentence. Also, the beginning of the sentence is still incorrect: it should read either "Another thing that needs attention..." or "Another thing that needs to be paid attention to is..."
That said, my best advice is to rewrite the whole sentence so that the meaning and structure will be clearer.
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Note added at 1 day2 hrs (2006-02-22 16:08:37 GMT)
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Thanks for clarifying. However, there is still a bit of singular/plural confusion, since the subject of the sentence is "another thing", which is singular, but the word "those" is plural though it also seems to refer to the subject. In addition, it is still unclear what "those" refers to, as well as "its" in the last part of the sentence. Also, the beginning of the sentence is still incorrect: it should read either "Another thing that needs attention..." or "Another thing that needs to be paid attention to is..."
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Isodynamia
27 mins
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| agree |
William [Bill] Gray
: A good clear, constructive criticism, Yvette. I hope this is proof reading work.
38 mins
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Thanks, Bill!
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Dave Calderhead
1 hr
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| agree |
Jack Doughty
: Yes, but tonic is appropriate with gin, and soda with whisky
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| agree |
Peter Shortall
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conejo
5 hrs
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| agree |
Stefanie Sendelbach
5 hrs
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| agree |
Mwananchi
1 day 20 hrs
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| agree |
Alfa Trans (X)
2 days 21 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks all!"
+2
9 mins
suggestion below
The whole thing is in very poor English. My suggestion would go something like:
Another thing which needs attention is the lack of infrastructure, as well as actions designed to improve the standard of living of the population, and which take into account their potential and phisical constrains
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Note added at 10 mins (2006-02-21 13:41:32 GMT)
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sorry: PHYSICAL (not phisical)
Another thing which needs attention is the lack of infrastructure, as well as actions designed to improve the standard of living of the population, and which take into account their potential and phisical constrains
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Note added at 10 mins (2006-02-21 13:41:32 GMT)
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sorry: PHYSICAL (not phisical)
1 hr
In correspondence with
Actually ......lackof infrastructure and.....in confjunction with the development and........ in correspondence with its existing potetials....
Discussion
I'll grade it a few days later :)
But actually that's the original language that flows like that .......
I think it is quite clear :
Another thing which needs to paid attention is the lack of infrastructure and facilities and those RELATED TO the development of activity or the direction of development which can improve the standard of living of the people AND ALSO CORRESPOND TO its existing potentials and physical constraints.
Thanks anyway