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[klafterreith]

Please comment , don`t just correct the following sentence:

Does it make sense?
" a.Ecstasy is known for all-night-parties..." or must it be:

b. Ecstasy is associated with all-night-parties.
c. All-night-parties are known for ecstasy.


would a native speaker accept a.????????

Please help soon!

[bud]

a. As is, I don't like it because it sounds like ecstasy is throwing (hosting) the parties. However, one minor change ("partying" instead of "parties") and it sounds like what you want - that people party all night long when they use ecstasy. "Ecstasy is known for all-night partying."

b. Yes.

c. No. This says that most all-night parties involve the use of ecstasy. But there are many reasons for all-night parties besides ecstasy use.