Hi,
Could you check the following please?
"The only study that examined the prevalence of voice disorders among university teaching faculty members, found it to be 47 out of a hundred participants."
Thanks!
The only study that examined the prevalence of voice disorders among university teachers found they existed in 47 out of a hundred participants"
university teaching faculty members, Using so many nouns as adjectives is awkward and potentially confusing. I suggest simply university teachers.
no comma before 'found'.
found it to be Your sentence structure means that 'it' refers to 'the prevalence'. This doesn't sound quite right to me. I suggest found they existed, where they refers to voice disorders.
Clive
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Thanks for your comment. Isn't it natural to talk about "prevalence" in that sentence? I need "it" to refer to "prevalence".
"The only study that examined the prevalence of voice disorders among university teachers found it to be 47 out of a hundred participants."
"The only study that examined the prevalence of voice disorders among university teachers found it to be 47%."
Either of the two approaches above would be acceptable although they still sound a bit awkward to me.
Clive