English Language & Usage Asked on February 27, 2021
I am required to indicate whether the sentence " India has a long way to go to reach environmental quality similar to those enjoyed in developed economies." contains any error or not.
I am of the opinion that the word "those" in the sentence should be replaced with "that" in order to make the sentence correct. According to me, the sentence can be rewritten as "India has a long way to go to reach environmental quality which is similar to the environmental quality that is enjoyed in developed economies." But when I look up for this sentence on Google, I find the usage of "those".
Had it been " levels of environmental quality" in place of "environmental quality", the usage of "those" probably would have been correct. I want to emphasize here that I am not a native English speaker as you might have figured out. Please help me out here.
You have done a little research, which is strongly encouraged here before asking a question. Try to focus on a specific question rather than asking for proofreading commentary. Otherwise you will find your questions closed. Nevertheless, you raise at least three interesting points:
You are correct about that/those. The referent is the singular noun quality so the correct form is unquestionably the singular form that.
has a long way to go creates the analogy between achieving quality and arriving at a destination, so is correct and expressive.
“Quality enjoyed ...” is correct from the viewpoint of
Enjoy = have the benefit of something:
So enjoy is used correctly, rather than other meanings that have connotations of pleasure.
In summary, your own analysis was correct.
Answered by Anton on February 27, 2021
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