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comparisons

English translation: Lower

21:03 May 10, 2014
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Other
English term or phrase: comparisons
Moreover, in the results from the pre and post survey comparisons, the students showed slightly better results.
or
Moreover, a comparison of the results from the pre and post survey showed that the students did better in the post-survey.

I think the upper one is better than the lower one.

Please tell me your impression about the both sentences.

Thank you.
yoshimi
Japan
Local time: 06:39
Selected answer:Lower
Explanation:
The first sentence is actually meaningless; the second one tells you which survey shows the students getting the better results.
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B D Finch
France
Local time: 23:39
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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5 +5Lower
B D Finch


  

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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
Lower


Explanation:
The first sentence is actually meaningless; the second one tells you which survey shows the students getting the better results.

B D Finch
France
Local time: 23:39
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you very much!! You are not old-fashioned.Tga


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  DLyons: And "moreover" sounds dated.
9 mins
  -> Thanks Donal. Just call me old-fashioned, but I frequently use the word "moreover"!
agree  Victoria Britten
23 mins
  -> Thanks Victoria
agree  Charles Davis
33 mins
  -> Thanks Charles
agree  Takeshi MIYAHARA
5 hrs
  -> Thanks takeshikm
neutral  Cilian O'Tuama: in the results they showed better results - pretty nonsense :-) Neutral cos CL5
6 hrs
  -> I rarely post any answer as CL5, but nonsense is nonsense: 100% certain about that.
agree  ulzii
7 hrs
  -> Thanks ulziisaikhan
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