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2030 2 It tells us all about nouns, verbs, adjectives and others. It tells us all about [[nouns, verbs, adjectives and others]]. such things as nouns, verbs and adjectives Do not use and others at the end of a list of examples. In some styles it is possible to use etc for this purpose, but in formal styles it is safer to use such as (or such ... as ): 'Candidates' performance in the test was influenced by factors such as age, sex, attitude and first language.'

Accepted Answer

other ✗ It tells us all about such things as nouns, verbs and adjectives. It tells us all about [[such things as nouns, verbs and adjectives]]. nouns, verbs, adjectives and others | such things as nouns, verbs and adjectives

Idx	2030
Keyword	other
Sub Entry Number	2
Type of Sentence	✗
Error Sentence	It tells us all about nouns, verbs, adjectives and others.
Correct Sentence	It tells us all about such things as nouns, verbs and adjectives.
Cloze Error Sentence	It tells us all about [[nouns, verbs, adjectives and others]].
Cloze Sentence	It tells us all about [[such things as nouns, verbs and adjectives]].
Cloze Answer	such things as nouns, verbs and adjectives
Choices	nouns, verbs, adjectives and others \| such things as nouns, verbs and adjectives
Explanation	Do not use and others at the end of a list of examples. In some styles it is possible to use etc for this purpose, but in formal styles it is safer to use such as (or such ... as ): 'Candidates' performance in the test was influenced by factors such as age, sex, attitude and first language.'

Nouns Adjectives Tells Things Verbs Styles End List