Friday, October 9, 2009

could anyone help me...

I am in need of someone elses opinion to help me fix this sentance something is off with it but i cant seem to figure out how to fix it. I need a fresh eye and a smarter brain for this one.

European doctors are big supporters of herbal and nutritional supplements together with traditional treatments such as chemotherapy used on hundreds of patients every year to amplify their progress.

thanks.

8 comments:

Mrs. Moon said...

Um...no one wants to help your classmate? Tsk, tsk.

Here's what I would do:

European doctors are proponents of herbal and nutritional supplements. They are used in conjunction with traditional treatments, such as chemotherapy, on hundreds of patients every year to amplify thier progress.

Confucious said...

I want to help a classmate. Don't listen to Mrs. Moon, she's a teacher. Here's my sentence: European doctors support the use of herbal and nutritional supplements in conjunction with traditional treatments (i.e. chemotherapy) on patients every year to amplify their progress. Isn't that much better and different?

sarah said...

haha thank you both :) i will weigh the pros and cons of each sentance and make my final decision by moday. this will be a lenghly process...

Mrs. Moon said...

Mandrew, I like your sentence, too, but mine is actually much better...

Confucious said...

Pleassssee, Mrs. Moon. Your usage of descriptive diction adds to the complexity of the sentence, shifting the focus from the doctors and their approach to a malignant disease to the wording of the phrase, which is confusing to the reader. Do the right thing, Sarah!

Julian said...

i think you should just take that sentence out completely

Confucious said...

Hey,why don't you just go ride your bike to Harris Teeter and buy a gallon of green tea, "theJULIAN"?

Mrs. Moon said...

Sarah, I will be interested in your final choice. Julian, if you ride your bike, please remember to wear your helmet!