Kibbitzer 35 | The Overworked 'It' (Part Two) |
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In the two main studies, no dramatic change was found in the peer acceptance of the target children. It may be due to several reasons. | In the two main studies, no dramatic change was found in the peer acceptance of the target children. There are several possible reasons for this result. |
In the student's second sentence, the problem is that there is not a clear cross-reference to a noun in the first sentence, so it cannot be used. In this situation, the cross-reference needs to be carried out by means of this + a classifying noun: in this case result. The following short exercise gives you some practice in finding appropriate classifying nouns for this type of cross-reference:
Key to exercise.
5th March 1998 | Consultant: Tim Johns |
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