on account of
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Hello Sergin,
Try "...primarily because it lives at great depths--"
Try "...primarily because it lives at great depths--"
The golden crab in the Gulf of Mexico has not been fished commercially in great numbers, primarily because it lives at great depths--2,500 to 3,000 feet down.
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Thanks, it make sence.
If we could use another way to revise it, keeping on account of but substitute it?
sorry for my ambiguity.Try "...on account of its living at great..."
Wait... what do you mean "keeping on account of but substitute it"?
I mean, I want to use on account of in this sentence to express the reason (because it lives...) , meanwhile, to keep the sentence grammatically right.
(Is it clear this time?)
"on account of" doesn't fit; it just sounds wierd.
Incidently, this phrase can even be used mockingly when a person is talking is if he or she were uneducated.
The first suggestions were good, but if you want another alternative, you could say, "primarily due to its living at great depths." But it's just an alternative; it's not better.
Incidently, this phrase can even be used mockingly when a person is talking is if he or she were uneducated.
The first suggestions were good, but if you want another alternative, you could say, "primarily due to its living at great depths." But it's just an alternative; it's not better.
Thanks
I'll give you something that is possible, but before I do I'd like to make clear that I would not use it:sorry for my ambiguity.
I mean, I want to use on account of in this sentence to express the reason (because it lives...) , meanwhile, to keep the sentence grammatically right.
(Is it clear this time?)
The golden crab of the Gulf of Mexico has not been fished commercially in great numbers primarily on account of the fact that it lives at great depths—2,500 to 3,000 feet down.
The problem is that the underlined phrase means "primarily because", which is a much better solution.