i need help with this sentence, please, it's important :(

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Clive

#476640 Wed, 13 Feb 08 10:45 PM

Hi,
is this sentence correct?

professor black considers that younger women are less prepared to deal with the sacrifices she has dealt with.

No, because you need to add two capital letters.

You asked me if the sentence was correct. I said that it wasn't, and I explained the reason.

I regret that you don't appear to find that a good answer.

Best wishes, Clive

Clive

Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004

Canada

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El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo

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Anonymous

#476972 Thu, 14 Feb 08 07:11 PM

I'm so sorry Clive, I don't think your answer is wrong. :(

I wrote this sentence when I was translating an English text a few days ago. And my teacher underlined the part 'to deal with' and said it was wrong.
I didn't want to ask about that particular part of the sentence on purpose, to see if someone would recognize that part as incorrect.

Anonymous

Grammar Geek

#476986 Thu, 14 Feb 08 08:03 PM

The part about "to deal with" is just fine. Perhaps your teacher finds it informal, but I don't find it any less formal than "handle." Does she think that people "make" sacrifices instead of dealing with them?

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Barbara, who answers in American English.

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