Rommel Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Are ‘full of busy bodies,’ ‘the same goes for,’ ‘sadly,’ and ‘as’ correctly used in the sentences?
Are ‘full of busy bodies,’ ‘the same goes for,’ ‘sadly,’ and ‘as’ correctly used in the sentences?
1. In a world full of busy bodies, you have to look after your health.
2. If the first step initiates a long journey, the same goes for a person’s health.
3. Sadly, vitality seems to be neglected these days as most people give more importance to other things.
1. In a world full of busy bodies, you have to look after your health.
2. If the first step initiates a long journey, the same goes for a person’s health.
3. Sadly, vitality seems to be neglected these days as most people give more importance to other things.
Top answer
#1 reads oddly. " or something like that. #2 does not read properly to me.
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#1 reads oddly. Perhaps you just mean "In a busy world, ..." or something like that.
#2 does not read properly to me. The parallelism is not quite there.
In #3, "Sadly" and "as" are correct, but "vitality" doesn't seem quite the right choice of word.
#2 does not read properly to me. The parallelism is not quite there.
In #3, "Sadly" and "as" are correct, but "vitality" doesn't seem quite the right choice of word.
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Why have you chosen these 3 expressions? Only #2 seems to be somewhat idiomatic.
#1 I don't understand the logic of the statement.
#2 This is like saying
If the first step initiates a long journey, the first step initates a person’s health.
This doesn't seem right to me..
#3 Vitality is an odd word here. How do you neglect v
#1 I don't understand the logic of the statement.
#2 This is like saying
If the first step initiates a long journey, the first step initates a person’s health.
This doesn't seem right to me..
#3 Vitality is an odd word here. How do you neglect v
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