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yingying
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Grammar query
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Dear all, I would like to ask if the follwoing structure are right or wrong. 1. Doing sports is beneficial to health. 2. Doing sports is beneficial to combating chronic diseases. I know it is correct to put a noun after "is beneficial to" Is it correct to put a gerund after the phrase "is beneficial to"? Thanks in advance |
1 Jun 2014
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Matthew@ELSP
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Hi. I cannot tell you whether the �structure � you asked about (the 2nd structure) is grammatically perfect. I would suggest that it does not make sense though. Why? Because �combating chronic diseases � itself is beneficial to health, so it seems that the 2nd sentence says �sports is beneficial to something which is beneficial to health �. For the 2nd sentence, perhaps �effective in � / �beneficial as it combats...". I hope I am not too far off the point.
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1 Jun 2014
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FrauSue
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I would say:
Doing sport(s) is good for your health. Doing sport(s) has health benefits. Doing sport(s) can help to combat chronic diseases.
"Doing sport(s) is beneficial to health" isn �t wrong but is possibly not the most natural phrasing. |
1 Jun 2014
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darryn
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I would say 1. is O.K. but 2. needs �for � instead of �to �. Bye.
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1 Jun 2014
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yingying
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Dear all, What doubts me is if we can use a gerund (doing something) after "beneficial to" or we should use "to do something" after "beneficial to" Please help me solve this problem. Thanks in advance! |
2 Jun 2014
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nasreddine Sarsar
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Beneficial to doing something does not exist in English. You should say something is beneficial to do something.
I think it would be beneficial for each committee member to have a copy of the report (and not to having a copy of the report). This is according to the OZDIC dictionary which is a reliable source.
http://www.ozdic.com
This dictionary is a great learning tool in the sense that it provides its users with a plethora of examples and word collocations. I hope things are clear for you now.
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2 Jun 2014
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