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Kim Metzger
Aug 26, 2002 18:30
21 yrs ago
English term
sentence grammatical question
English
Science
Environment & Ecology
environment
...we want to understand the importance of our activities - for - /or/ - on - the environment
Responses
+4
6 mins
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Mexico
Native in English
&
English
Specializes in field
Mexico
Committed to Quality and Service
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English
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16
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Here's how I'd do it
...we want to understand the importance of our activities as they relate to the environment
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Note added at 2002-08-26 18:48:00 (GMT)
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I think you need to restructure your sentence. It would be possible to write: the importance of our activities FOR the environment, but it is a rather awkward phrasing. One solution would be fbarbato\'s change from importance to impact. Mine would be another way to approach it.
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Note added at 2002-08-26 18:48:00 (GMT)
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I think you need to restructure your sentence. It would be possible to write: the importance of our activities FOR the environment, but it is a rather awkward phrasing. One solution would be fbarbato\'s change from importance to impact. Mine would be another way to approach it.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thanks for you help"
+1
2 mins
Francesco Barbuto
Seventeen Years Experience: Words Count!
Native in: Italian
Works in: English to Italian, French to Italian, Italian to English, and 3 more.
for
Definitely. You should use "on" in a context of the type: "the impact of our activities +on+ the environment.
+4
27 mins
Libero_Lang_Lab
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
&
English
United Kingdom
The sports specialists
Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, English, French to English
impact on / consequences for
As Kim says, a little restructuring is required.
We want/need to understand the impact of our activities on the environment.
or
We want to understand the consequences of our activities for the environment.
or perhaps best of all:
We want to understand the environmental impact/consequences of our activities
We want/need to understand the impact of our activities on the environment.
or
We want to understand the consequences of our activities for the environment.
or perhaps best of all:
We want to understand the environmental impact/consequences of our activities
Peer comment(s):
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claudia bagnardi
: Yes. I think the last is the best
55 mins
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| agree |
jerrie
: impact on was what came into my head when I first read the question...and you've got it!
1 hr
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| agree |
Fuad Yahya
2 hrs
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| agree |
cmwilliams (X)
2 hrs
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13 hrs
Arthur Borges
China
China
China
Non-ethnocentric, Concise & Punctual
Works in: English, Swedish to English, French to English
importance to the environment OR...
We want to understand the environmental impact of our activities.
I like the second better, but YOU have the rest of the context).
I like the second better, but YOU have the rest of the context).
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