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[Junkomama]

Hello, teachers.

1.Older people deplore the general loss of morality.
2.Older people deplore our having lost morality in general.

Are these sentences acceptable if I mean "Older people deplore that we have, in general, lost our sense of morality." ?

And is it possible to use "losing" instead of "loss" in sentence 1 and instead of "having lost" in sentence 2.

Thank you in advance!!
Junkomama

[lotus]

Hi Junkomama,

Try:

Older people deplore the lack of morality.
Older people deplore the loss of moral standards.

You might rephrase it as:

Older folks lament the loss of morality in the younger generation.



--lotus

[Junkomama]

Hello, lotus-san.

Thank you so much for your advice!!

With regards,
Junkomama