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KHAWLA ALZIOD

head noun

Hello everyone ,

Could anyone help me to check if this sentence is grammatically correct or not?

We learn things by heart which is not effective .

I wanted to know whether the use of "is not " correct or should I use "are not " .

23 May 2012

Mariethe House

I �d say: "we learn things by heart ,which is not a very effective way of learning"
"Learning things by heart is not a very effective method of learning"
A bit more moderate Smile

" we learn things by heart which is not one of the most effective ways of learning"
let �s wait for,the natives!! Wink

23 May 2012

mariec

"is not effective" is correct as we are talking about the act of learning things by heart

23 May 2012

naheddarfi

put a comma after heart that �s it

23 May 2012

MoodyMoody

Grammatically, "which" means "heart" in the original sentence. Mariethe �s rephrasings sound much better to me. Or you could use "memorize" instead of "learn by heart."

23 May 2012

yanogator

Actually, "which" refers to the whole clause, so, as naheddarfi said, it just needs a comma. However, I agree that Mariethe �s wordings are clearer.

Bruce

23 May 2012

cunliffe

You guys can �t see the wood for the trees. We learn things by heart, which IS effective. Wink

23 May 2012

KHAWLA ALZIOD

Thanks for everyone .

23 May 2012