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Are these sentences correct?
Posted: Sat Apr 30, 2005 6:46 am
by cftranslate
1. Registration is MADE through an online form?
2. Registration is DONE through an online form?
3. Either?
Posted: Fri May 06, 2005 1:57 pm
by EH
Neither sound absolutely WRONG...
But now that I'm overanalyzing them I can see why they made you hesitate. How about avoiding the whole issue and changing the sentence like this?
A)Registration is completed through an online form.
B)Clients can register online with just one simple form.
C)Registration forms are available online.
Posted: Fri May 06, 2005 2:07 pm
by lolwhites
Made sounds odd to me in this context, done sounds better to my ears. EH's examples sound far more natural in any case.
Posted: Fri May 06, 2005 3:24 pm
by wjserson
To me, EH's example A is the one I've heard the most in the university/school context. 'Registration' is a nominal action and adding either of those verbs sounds redundant. "
If you choose a different verb, like 'accomplished' or 'achieved' or like EH said, 'completed', it sounds better.
But these are just some subjective comments about how these sentences sound. If you're asking about whether those sentences are grammatically correct, I wouldn't say no.