Tuongvan  +  521440 Sun, 01 Jun 08 01:10 AM Hi teachers , Is it ok if I say like this ?: Their products sell very well thanks to their low prices  though the quality of their products is only about two-thirds of that of ours . Thank you in advance Tuongvan Joined on Sun, Dec 30 2007 Regular Member 975 van

	Chibi  +  521449 Sun, 01 Jun 08 01:22 AM I think it would be better to say: "Their products are very well-sold just for the low prices. In fact, the quality of their products is about two-thirds as much as that of ours" Chibi Joined on Sun, Dec 30 2007 New Member 47

	Chibi  +  521458 Sun, 01 Jun 08 01:46 AM Sorry, there is a mistake in my sentence: 'about two-thirds as good as that of ours', not 'about two-thirds as much as that of ours' Chibi

	Marius Hancu  +  521463 Sun, 01 Jun 08 01:56 AM Their products sell very well thanks to their low prices, [COMMA] though their quality is only about two-thirds of that of ours. Still, I don't think you can say  their quality is only about two-thirds of ours. You should mention there the specific parameters which quantify the quality.  Not easy in a compact fashion.  Marius Hancu Joined on Wed, Apr 26 2006 Veteran Member 11,673 Commas

	Grammar Geek  +  521467 Sun, 01 Jun 08 01:59 AM I completely agree with Marius. Unless you have objective measures of quality, I don't know how you can say it's two-thirds. Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,660 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random!

	Tuongvan  +  521504 Sun, 01 Jun 08 04:12 AM Thank you Marius and Grammar Geek, Now I know that I must say: Their products sell very well thanks to their low prices , though their quality is only about two-thirds of that of ours. and I mustn't say:"Their products sell very well thanks to their low prices, though their quality is only about two-thirds of  (without THAT)  ours." Best wishes Tuongvan Grammar

	Grammar Geek  +  521508 Sun, 01 Jun 08 04:23 AM Okay, setting aside whether you can really say it's 2/3... THEIR PRODUCTS is the subject, so to later use "THEIR QUALITY" doesn't really work. ..., thought the quality of their products is about 2/3 of that of ours.   Grammar Geek

	Chibi  +  521572 Sun, 01 Jun 08 10:11 AM Excuse me, I still wonder if we can really say 2/3 of ...In my opinion, it couldn't be expressed like that. I remember reading a sentence like: He is twice as tall as me/I am. So can we apply the same structure in this situation - I mean, can we say: ..., though the quality of their products is about 2/3 as good as that of ours? Moreover, what does "sell" mean here when we say: "Their products sell very well"? Does it mean "make people want to buy sth"? Can you please help me to clarify it? Thank you! Chibi