[Grammar] This, I believe,

[mrmvp]

It is unfortunate that the teaching of grammar has taken a backseat in our education system. This, I believe, has negatively affected our students' writing abilities and deprived them of a chance to acquire such an essential language skill.

Can I change the text in red to " Ibelieve it has negatively affects? The pronoun" it" refers back to the phrase teaching of grammar has negatively affected.

 

[Rover_KE]

Always tell us the source and author of any text you quote, please.

 

[mrmvp]

The author is Dr.Sabri from the course writing for esl.

 

[Rover_KE]

Thank you. Always capitalise ESL.

 

[Raymott]

It would mean basically the same thing (when you've fixed the errors), but without the emphasis that Dr. Sabri intends to put there.

 

[jutfrank]

Can I change the text in red to " Ibelieve it has negatively affects?

No.

However, you could rephrase to I believe this has had negative effects on.

 

[emsr2d2]

"negatively" is an adverb so has to go before a verb. Starting with "I believe it has", if "has" means "owns", means you need to end with a noun. In this case, that would be "effects". So you can't put an adverb before a noun here.

I believe it has [had] negative effects.
I believe it has negatively affected ..."

 

[mrmvp]

It is unfortunate that the teaching of grammar has taken a backseat in our education system. This, I believe, has negatively affected...

If I say, It is unfortunate that the teaching of grammar has taken a backseat in our education system.I believe, this has negatively affected...


I do not know why the writer is fascinated by using commas.

 

[emsr2d2]

The commas in "This, I believe, has negatively affected ..." are correct.
The comma in "I believe this has negatively affected ..." is incorrect.

In "If I say, It is unfortunate", your capitalisation of the "i" in red is incorrect.

 

[mrmvp]

The commas in "This, I believe, has negatively affected ..." are correct.
The comma in "I believe this has negatively affected ..." is incorrect.

In "If I say, It is unfortunate", your capitalisation of the "i" in red is incorrect.

Could you u please explain to me why the writer used a comma after "this". Usually, a comma is used after introductory phrases like, Moreover, Firstly, In 2007,



I wrote this example

Eating unhealthy food leads for many harmful consequences.They, I believe, cause obesity, and cancer.

"They" referes backward to the harmful consequences of eating unhealthy food.

Is the sentence above correct?

 

[bubbha]

Could you please explain to me why the writer used a comma after "this". Usually, a comma is used after introductory phrases

It's the first of a pair of parenthetical commas.

 

[Phaedrus]

I believe that this is a sentence.
[strike]That[/strike] This, I believe, is a sentence.
[strike]That[/strike] This is, I believe, a sentence.
[strike]That[/strike] This is a sentence, I believe.