the sentence is
"The activity of the first day is the combinatorial of 3 games, and the second day is of 2 games."
what im worried about is the "is of" part.
i am not sure how i can right the second one with out repeating.(skipping some word)
2007-12-05 17:44:54 · 7 answers · asked by Tristannnnn!! 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
combinatorial is word ... yes
2007-12-05 18:04:36 · update #1
a word...*
2007-12-05 18:04:46 · update #2
To answer your "is of" question, assuming you really want "the combinatorial" in the first part of the sentence, the phrase to replace "is the combinatorial of 2 games" is "is that of two games".
Combinatorial is a word, but as far as I can tell, it's only an adjective, and while using a phrase consisting of "the + adjective" as a noun phrase is not unheard of (best example: Roy Orbison's classic song "Only the Lonely"), it is quite odd here.
It also seems odd to me that you would want "the" as opposed to "a" combinatorial (or combination, the usual noun). It implies that this combinatorial has already been specifically referred to. If it has not, it makes more sense to say "a" combinatorial/combination and then you would need to replace your "is of" with "is one of" rather than "is that of". This would also be true if the combinatorial of 3 games has been specified but the the combinatorial of 2 games has not.
2007-12-05 19:09:43 · answer #1 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it would be better if you wrote it "The first day of activity is a combinatorial of 3 games, while the second consist of only 2." That just sounds much better then the word the in front of an adjective such as combinatorial. The is a word used mostly in front of nouns.
2007-12-06 02:00:47 · answer #2 · answered by kreoreo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The activities on the first day will be the combination of 3 games, while the second day will consist of 2 games.
Where did you find 'combinatorial'? I don't think that's a word.
2007-12-06 01:48:43 · answer #3 · answered by grrrl 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would be more worried about the term 'combinatorial'. It does not appear in my English (English) dictionary and appears to be a substitute for the more satisfactory term 'combination'.
'Is of' is legal, just a bit ugly and there is no need for a comma before 'and' as it is grammatically tautologous
2007-12-06 02:00:40 · answer #4 · answered by crazeygrazey 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's "and the second day's of 2 games". You're talking about the second day's activity - it should agree with the first part of the sentence (or first clause).
2007-12-06 01:50:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Would this be in the correct context?
The activities will include three games on the first day, and two games on the second day.
2007-12-06 01:50:50 · answer #6 · answered by clayinspiration 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
During the first day, there are three games however the second day consists of only two games.
Hope I helped.
2007-12-06 01:49:09 · answer #7 · answered by fabricmuffins26 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋