Help!! English Grammar!!!?

Question

Hello, I am a student struggling with writing an essay in English.
Please read the sentence below and tell me whether it's
grammatically correct. If not, please amend it.
(Of course, if u have the better sentence please tell me.)
(I will be very pleased with you telling me any mistake i've made)
Thank you very much for reading my question.


"I disagree with opinion that ‘history teaches us only one thing knowing about the past cannot help people to make important decisions today."

↑ is it grammatically correct??

Answer 1

I would put a semi colon after 'one thing'.

Answer 2

There should be a pause after 'thing', and either a colon or a dash will do. The 'knowing about ...' qualifies what the 'one thing' is, and a full stop would be too drastic a break. Also you need to close the single quotation at the end of the sentence, and you can leave out 'to' before 'make' unless it is a quote from someone and needs to be preserved.

"I disagree with opinion that ‘history teaches us only one thing - knowing about the past cannot help people make important decisions today.' "

Answer 3

No, your sentence is not grammatically correct. I cannot even understand what it is you want to declare. As I understand the sense, perhaps your sentence should read as follows:

"I disagree with the opinion (or view) that history teaches us only one thing: knowing about the past for its own sake. However, without knowing the past, people cannot make important decisions today.'

If this is too wordy or rather informal, try the following:

"History does not only shed light about the past; it is also a guide in making important decisions today."

Answer 4

Firstly, to qualify the fact that ‘opinion’ is a specific opinion in this case and not opinion in general sense it should be ‘the opinion’. Secondly, the sentence in inverted commas has two distinct parts, i.e.’ history teaches us only one thing' and 'knowing about the past cannot help people to make important decisions today.’ These two parts should be connected together by the use of ‘that’ for example. The sentence therefore could be written as:

I disagree with the opinion that ‘history teaches us only one thing that knowing about the past cannot help people to make important decisions today.’

Or

I disagree with the opinion that ‘history teaches us only one thing knowing about the past that it cannot help people to make important decisions today.’

Answer 5

I disagree with the opinion that history teaches us only one thing. Knowing about the past cannot help people to make important decisions today.

Answer 6

First is this supposed to be a 2-part sentence? Otherwise...

"I disagree with the opinion that "history teaches us only one thing. Knowing about the past cannot help people make important decisions today."

Answer 7

I think what you are trying to say should read "I disagree with the opinion 'History teaches us only one thing.' Knowing about the past cannot help us to make important decisions today."

I think that a knowledge of History is vital in decision making today.

Answer 8

I disagree with THE opinion that(according to which) history teaches us only one thing : THAT knowing about the past can't help people to make important decisions today.

the "that" in "that knowing about..." could be deleted, but it adds clarity to the sentence. The use of the colon (:) is mandatory in this construction.

i think "can't" sounds better than "cannot" in this sentence (both are correct), i cant figure out why though.

Answer 9

"I disagree with the opinion that ‘history teaches us only one thing: knowing about the past cannot help people in making important decisions today."

That would be how I would do it, mostly it needs a 'the' before opinion, and a semi colon but the rest seems ok.

Answer 10

Almost. You need to set the opinion apart- and who's opinion it is may make a better sentence. Try this:

Mr. Essay's (insert correct name) opinion, "History teaches us only one thing; (<~~ semi-colon) knowing about the past."
Leaves me with the impression we are not expected to benefit from that knowledge or use it in making important decisions today. I would disagree. The past is where we gain our greatest insights for the issues of today.

Hope this helps- I'm 97% certain of the use of the semi- colon.
It's one sentence with 2 subjects..
Be blessed.

Answer 11

I'd put it like this:
I disagree with the opinion which states that history teaches us only one thing. Knowing about the past cannot help people make important decisions today.