is the meaning of " in turn" similar to respectively in these sentences ?

[duiter]

Dear teachers,

Is the meaning of " in turn" similar to "respectively" these sentences ?


The number of visitors to Portugal was twice as many as those who visited to Greece, at 500 and 250 in turn

The number of visitors to Portugal was twice as many as those who visited to Greece, at 500 and 250 respectively

Thanks

 

[emsr2d2]

Re: is the meaning of " in turn" similar to respectively in these sentences ?

Dear teachers,

Is the meaning of " in turn" similar to "respectively" these sentences ?


The number of visitors to Portugal was twice [STRIKE]as many as those[/STRIKE] the number who visited [STRIKE]to[/STRIKE] Greece, at 500 and 250 in turn

The number of visitors to Portugal was twice [STRIKE]as many as those[/STRIKE] the number who visited [STRIKE]to[/STRIKE] Greece, at 500 and 250 respectively

Thanks

No, "in turn" does not work here.

Also, "the number of visitors was twice as many as those" is not natural. I have changed it to "the number of visitors to Portugal was twice the number ..."

Also, note that after "visit" as a verb, we do not use "to" in this construction. (I visited Greece, he visited Portugal, they visited the beach.)

 

[duiter]

Re: is the meaning of " in turn" similar to respectively in these sentences ?

Thanks a lot

How about these sentences

Toasted sandwiches and salads are not nearly popular, with just 25 and 18 sold in turn

Toasted sandwiches and salads are not nearly popular, with just 25 and 18 sold respectively

These sentences from IELTS book written by native speakers

 

[emsr2d2]

Re: is the meaning of " in turn" similar to respectively in these sentences ?

Thanks a lot.

How about these sentences?

Toasted sandwiches and salads are not nearly popular, with just 25 and 18 sold in turn.

Toasted sandwiches and salads are not nearly popular, with just 25 and 18 sold respectively.

These sentences from IELTS book written by native speakers.

No, again!

1) "Are not nearly popular" makes no sense. Perhaps they meant "are not really popular" or "are not nearly as popular [as something else]..."

2) "In turn" suggests that the people selling the food sold one toasted sandwich, then a salad, then a sandwich, then a salad, then a sandwich etc etc. That is of course not just unlikely, but could not result in 25 of one being sold but only 18 of the other.

The only word which makes sense there is "respectively". What is the name of this IELTS book and its author?

Also, please remember to end all your sentences with the relevant punctuation mark, as I have shown in red above.

 

[duiter]

Re: is the meaning of " in turn" similar to respectively in these sentences ?

Thanks a lot for your reply.

I am terribly sorry the correct sentence is ...are not nearly as popular

It is a book called IELTS Advantage written by 2 IELTS examiners.
Ielts Advantage: Writing Skills: Richard Brown: 9781905085620: Amazon.com: Books

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ielts-Advantage-Writing-Skills/191126747604338

The first sentence from page 96, model answer: comparative graphs
What does "in turn" mean ?

 

[BobK]

Re: is the meaning of " in turn" similar to respectively in these sentences ?

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Also, note that after "visit" as a verb, we do not use "to" in this construction. (I visited Greece, he visited Portugal, they visited the beach.)

:up: ...but if instead you use 'pay a visit', then 'to' does belong: 'visit the church'/'pay a visit to the church'.

b

 

[emsr2d2]

Re: is the meaning of " in turn" similar to respectively in these sentences ?

:up: ...but if instead you use 'pay a visit', then 'to' does belong: 'visit the church'/'pay a visit to the church'.

b

Yes, that's why I specified that we don't use "to" after using "visit" as a verb. In "pay a visit", "visit" is a noun.

 

[BobK]

Re: is the meaning of " in turn" similar to respectively in these sentences ?

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The first sentence from page 96, model answer: comparative graphs
What does "in turn" mean ?View attachment 1405View attachment 1405

I haven't time now to follow the link. But the quoted sentence does not make sense. Either there's some context I'm missing, or the writer has an unusual grasp of the meaning of 'in turn'. ;-)

b

 

[emsr2d2]

Re: is the meaning of " in turn" similar to respectively in these sentences ?

You don't have to follow a link in this case. If you simply click on the tiny version in the post, a bigger readable version appears in the middle of the screen, above this window. I can't see any missing context. I fear the writer just totally misunderstands how to use "in turn".

 

[BobK]

Re: is the meaning of " in turn" similar to respectively in these sentences ?

Yes, I did that. As it's meaningless in that disembodied form I was being (excessively ? ) charitable and hoping that there might be something in the wider context to justify the aberration.

b