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amother
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Post Thu, Jun 24 2021, 10:41 am
Is this sentence correct?

There's a total of 3 ranks one can progress up to.

TIA!
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daagahminayin




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Jun 24 2021, 10:51 am
It’s is understandable but the preposition is dangling (the “to” at the end), and therefore not considered traditionally grammatically correct.

Also, there’s no need to say “a total of”.

And, you should probably spell “3” in word form.

“One” makes sense but it’s a bit formal, so depending on your audience, you might want to say “you”.

Probably “through” rather than “up to”.

Something like: “There are three ranks”,
or “You can progress through three ranks”.

Really, “levels” sounds better than ranks.

So how about, “You can progress through three levels”?

I do want to point out that I’m feeling very self-conscious about my own use of grammar in this post now that I’m trying to help you with yours! I’m sure it’s not perfect…

Edited because I realized I originally wrote “participle” instead of “preposition”. You see, pobody’s nerfect!


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Mermaidinexile




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Jun 24 2021, 10:54 am
amother [ OP ] wrote:
Is this sentence correct?

There's a total of 3 ranks one can progress up to.

TIA!


"One can progress through a total of three ranks"

*you can't progress 'up to' a total. And best not to end sentence with a preposition
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amother
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Post Thu, Jun 24 2021, 11:28 am
THANKS A MILLION TO BOTH OF YOU!!!! Was a huge help!!
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amother
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Post Thu, Jun 24 2021, 11:30 am
I’d even argue:

Is this a proper sentence?
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vintagebknyc




 
 
    
 

Post Thu, Jun 24 2021, 11:31 am
OP, do you know about Grammarly.com? It can help!
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amother
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Post Thu, Jun 24 2021, 11:34 am
vintagebknyc wrote:
OP, do you know about Grammarly.com? It can help!

WOW! Thanks for sharing!!! Seems like I'll be using it a lot!
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amother
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Post Thu, Jun 24 2021, 11:35 am
amother [ Dandelion ] wrote:
I’d even argue:

Is this a proper sentence?

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