Augustine06
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Dear All,
Could you please clarify to me if the following sentence is grammatical or not? I personally think that it's wrong and my opponent (who actually wrote this sentence) insists that it's absolutely correct.
Here it is: "Physical exercises are widespread among people in order to be strong, healthy and in good shape".
Could you please clarify to me if the following sentence is grammatical or not? I personally think that it's wrong and my opponent (who actually wrote this sentence) insists that it's absolutely correct.
Here it is: "Physical exercises are widespread among people in order to be strong, healthy and in good shape".
As I see it: an adverbial clause of purpose always tells us about the purpose of the verb, right? And in this sentence the verb is "are widespread" and the subject is "physical exercises". Doesn't it mean then that what actually this sentence says is: "physical exercises are widespread in order to be strong..."?
Thanks a lot in advance
Thanks a lot in advance