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Re: Please clear my doubt

No, 'on young' doesn't work. Perhaps you could reword it this way instead:Health minister Anbumani Ramadoss is very concerned that movie scenes in which heroes drink alcohol have a negative impact on young people.

Re: Please clear my doubt

.No there is an error in grammar and an infelicity in structure-- it should read:..the negative impact on the young of movie scenes where heroes drink alcohol.

Please clear my doubt

Health minister Anbumani Ramadoss is very concerned about what he calls the negative impact of movie scenes where heroes drink alcohol on young. is sentence structure correct 'on young can be used in the end'

Re: credible

#1 Credible is ok. Plausible is possible#2 The first sentence would rarely be used, unless emphasising the negative. It would be even more emphatic as "I so tried to not do it!" It's awkward to say.

Re: tenses

Thanks badegine. Yes, I think I understand why you prefer to use 'but'. I see it as two independent actions, "I see it used" and then "I wonder why". While you see the second action as a resulting negative thought. Interesting :)

Re: tenses

Not at all. 'but' sounds more natural because you're dealing with a sentence with a negative implication: 'I see it used but I'm challenging why it is.' If you were to agree with it, 'and' can be used - in a sentence such as 'I see it used and I'm sure...

Re: Anton's 7-letter word

Is it a concrete noun? If yes, is it naturally occurring, or man-made? If no, does it have overall positive or negative associations?

Re: nor

.He is saying that these are both right:He will not permit the change or even consider it. He will not permit the change nor even consider it. Yes, negative words often cause S-V inversion:I cannot swim; neither can I dive.Hardly had he opened the door when the dog shot out.

nor

Hi, At The American Heritage Book of English Usage at Bartleby.com in the section named "1. Grammar: Traditional Rules, Word Order, Agreement, and Case", I saw this line in its note: However, when a verb is negated by not or never, and is followed by a negative verb phrase (but not an...

Re: Essay for Toefl 2

HI Doll, Describe one event from your country's history, and explain why it was important. Provide clear explanations and details in supoort of your answer. (This is supposed to be a descriptive essay.) The Gallipoli Campaign still has its memories vivid in our minds although 86 years...