Question
Which sounds better?
How many of you have known someone that has attempted or completed suicide before?
or
How many of you have known someone that has attempted or taken their own life from suicide before?
How many of you have known someone that has attempted or completed suicide before?
or
How many of you have known someone that has attempted or taken their own life from suicide before?
Answers
bobpursley
Do you really want a count? If not, then
Have you ever known someone...
Have you ever known someone...
Writeacher
If you want it phrased better (and grammatically correctly) --
<i>Have you ever known someone who has attempted or committed suicide?</i>
1. Wordiness hinders your reader/listener from understanding what you are really asking. Aim for concise phrasing.
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/concise.htm
2. "someone" is singular; "their" is plural -- see the problem?
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/pronouns.htm
<i>Have you ever known someone who has attempted or committed suicide?</i>
1. Wordiness hinders your reader/listener from understanding what you are really asking. Aim for concise phrasing.
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/concise.htm
2. "someone" is singular; "their" is plural -- see the problem?
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/pronouns.htm
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