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Ashiuhto

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Are the following sentences natural English?

1. What are the impressions of disposable chopsticks on people's mind?
2. What are the reasons people use or don't use disposable chopsticks?
3. How often do people use disposable chopstickss?
4. Are disposable chopsticks sanitary and safe enough to use?
5. What chemicals are used in the process of disposable chopsticks?
6. Are the chemicals in disposable chopsticks harmful to human's health?
7. Are disposable chopsticks destructive to the earth?
 

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Are the following sentences natural English?

1. What are the impressions of disposable chopsticks on people's mind?
2. What are the reasons people use or don't use disposable chopsticks?
3. How often do people use disposable chopstickss?
4. Are disposable chopsticks sanitary and safe enough to use?
5. What chemicals are used in the process of disposable chopsticks?
6. Are the chemicals in disposable chopsticks harmful to human's health?
7. Are disposable chopsticks destructive to the earth?

I would change #1 to "What are people's impressions of disposable chopsticks?"
 
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1. What are the impressions of disposable chopsticks on people's mind? 'What do people think of disposable chopsticks?'

2. What are the reasons people use or don't use disposable chopsticks? :tick:

3. How often do people use disposable chopsticks[STRIKE]s[/STRIKE]?

4. Are disposable chopsticks hygienic and safe enough to use?

5. What chemicals are used in the manufacture of disposable chopsticks?

6. Are the chemicals in disposable chopsticks harmful to human health?

7. Are disposable chopsticks destructive to the earth? 'Are disposable chopsticks environmentally friendly?'
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I would change #5 to "in the processing" or "in the making/manufacture of" disposable chopsticks.
 

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#1 How about "What do disposable chopsticks bring to people's mind? "
 

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I would go with bhai's suggestion.
 

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#1 How about "What do people think of disposable chopsticks?"?
 

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That's exactly what Rover suggested in post #3. It's what I would use too.
 

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#1 How about "What do disposable chopsticks bring to people's mind? "

I would not use this. Rover's suggestion means the same and works Your sentence doesn't work.
 

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Matthew Wai, I have reinstated the contents of post #7 which you had deleted. Once people have responded to a post, please don't edit or delete it. It makes subsequent responses look like nonsense.
 
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