Nousher Ahmed Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Coupled with this
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IELTS
4.
"In 1993, Dr Laver and his colleagues published
a survey of 289 Sydney people who attended
eight alternative therapists in Sydney. These
practices offered a wide range of alternative
therapies from 25 therapists. Those surveyed
had experienced chronic illnesses, for which
orthodox medicine had been able to provide little
relief. They commented that they liked the
holistic approach of their alternative therapists
and the friendly, concerned and detailed attention
they had received. The cold, impersonal manner
of orthodox doctors featured in the survey. An
increasing exodus from their clinics, coupled
with this and a number of other relevant surveys
carried out in Australia, all pointing to orthodox
doctors' inadequacies, have led mainstream
doctors themselves to begin to admit they could
learn from the personal style of alternative
therapists."
Notice the sentence "An increasing exodus
from......., coupled with this and a number
of....... . What is meant by 'coupled with this'?
To which 'this' of 'coupled with this.....' is
indicating?
IELTS
4.
"In 1993, Dr Laver and his colleagues published
a survey of 289 Sydney people who attended
eight alternative therapists in Sydney. These
practices offered a wide range of alternative
therapies from 25 therapists. Those surveyed
had experienced chronic illnesses, for which
orthodox medicine had been able to provide little
relief. They commented that they liked the
holistic approach of their alternative therapists
and the friendly, concerned and detailed attention
they had received. The cold, impersonal manner
of orthodox doctors featured in the survey. An
increasing exodus from their clinics, coupled
with this and a number of other relevant surveys
carried out in Australia, all pointing to orthodox
doctors' inadequacies, have led mainstream
doctors themselves to begin to admit they could
learn from the personal style of alternative
therapists."
Notice the sentence "An increasing exodus
from......., coupled with this and a number
of....... . What is meant by 'coupled with this'?
To which 'this' of 'coupled with this.....' is
indicating?
Top answer
e. the one published by Dr Laver). The object of "coupled with" is the whole of "this and a number of other relevant surveys carried out in Australia".
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"this" means "this survey" (i.e. the one published by Dr Laver).
The object of "coupled with" is the whole of "this and a number of other relevant surveys carried out in Australia".
I think that "have" in that sentence should be "has".
The object of "coupled with" is the whole of "this and a number of other relevant surveys carried out in Australia".
I think that "have" in that sentence should be "has".
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