Are these sentences correct?

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cftranslate
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Are these sentences correct?

Post by cftranslate » Sat Apr 30, 2005 6:46 am

1. Registration is MADE through an online form?

2. Registration is DONE through an online form?

3. Either?

EH
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Post by EH » Fri May 06, 2005 1:57 pm

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.

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Post by lolwhites » Fri May 06, 2005 2:07 pm

Made sounds odd to me in this context, done sounds better to my ears. EH's examples sound far more natural in any case.

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Post by wjserson » Fri May 06, 2005 3:24 pm

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.

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