You want your English to be perfect, right? Sure you do. So here is a lesson that is sure to help.
Here are a few headlines from the news:
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is surging in South Carolina and now has a solid lead over his rivals for the Republican presidential nomination, according to a new CNN/Time/ORC poll released today.
...about 62 percent of Americans (male and female) raised in the top fifth of incomes stay in the top two-fifths, according to research by the Economic Mobility Project of the Pew Charitable Trusts.
According To Plan A: A Short Film
Certain adjectives and transitive verbs, when followed by the direct object, must be followed by a particular preposition.
The expression "according to ( )" means "as stated by (source of information)" and is used in conversation and in formal writing. Thus, it is important to learn to use it correctly.
Many learners of English use the expression "according" but - incorrectly - do not complete it by using the preposition "to". They might say "according her" or "according the teacher" and this is incorrect.
Whatever you would say in your native language, make sure that in English you always use the complete expression, "according to" + (the source of information).
Would you like to see more examples of this expression used correctly? Enter "according to" in your search bar and see how many responses are returned. You may find a book that I enjoyed reading, The World According to Garp, by John Irving.
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