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Old January 04, 2012, 10:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Don José View Post
I thought "is" was a typo.
No no, it is quite correct.

Edit: sorry, no it's all wrong.
If all the children's education relies on is their parents
should be
If all children have to rely on for their education is their parents....
But rather awkward.

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Originally Posted by jrivera View Post
So, would it be better to say: "If all the children's education relies on their parents...."??
No, this sounds wrong, because the 'their' refers to 'parents of children' whereas the subject is 'all the education'.

Better would be

If children have to rely exclusively on their parents for their education.

Last edited by Perikles; January 04, 2012 at 10:42 AM.
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