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Grammar, word order
Which word order sounds more natural?
Is a) better because it gives a more natural flow to the sentence, or
b), since "crystalline and noncrystalline" should come immediately after "structure"?
a)
Thus solids are divided into two large categories
according to their structure: _crystalline_ and _noncrystalline_.
b)
Thus, according to their structure, solids are divided into two large categories: _crystalline_ and _noncrystalline_.
Is a) better because it gives a more natural flow to the sentence, or
b), since "crystalline and noncrystalline" should come immediately after "structure"?
a)
Thus solids are divided into two large categories
according to their structure: _crystalline_ and _noncrystalline_.
b)
Thus, according to their structure, solids are divided into two large categories: _crystalline_ and _noncrystalline_.
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| 4 +13 | "a" is best |
Anna Maria Augustine (X)
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| 5 +11 | a) according to their structure: _crystalline_ and _noncrystalline_. |
R. Alex Jenkins
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"a" is best
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More natural flow.
Did you want to use thus? Therefore might be fine too?
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Note added at 7 mins (2006-09-06 17:00:45 GMT)
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More natural flow.
Did you want to use thus? Therefore might be fine too?
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jccantrell
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R. Alex Jenkins
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a) according to their structure: _crystalline_ and _noncrystalline_.
The more you read the sentences the more they blur into the same meaning because they are both equally valid. However, when I first read these sentences it was letter a) (the most fluent of the two) that made the most immediate sense. I would therefore go with the most obvious and fluent answer.
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Richard Benham
: Actually, (b) is rather bad. It has overtones of "According to the report, solids are...".
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Marie-Hélène Hayles
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Suzan Hamer
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Trudy Peters
: or based on their structure
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Will Matter
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Jörgen Slet
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Mark Nathan
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Tony M
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Peter Shortall
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Cheers Peter
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Sophia Finos (X)
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Cheers Sophia
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