Can you please tell me which expressions are possible? Thank you.
1) Women had to provide an education to children Better: they had to provide children with an education, they were in charge of children's education, they were entrusted with (?)/responsible for/ children's education
2) Respectability implied/involved (both possible?) possessing good manners, attending the church regularly, and doing some charitable activity.
3) Respectability consisted (?) in having good manners.
4) It also involved the observance of Sunday as a day of rest.
5) The father had to mantain the family (better: support, provide for?)
6) Women had to take care of/look afte the chldren.
7) Women had the task to manage the house. A Victorian family was a patriarchal unit where the father stayed atthe top.
8) Single women with children were considered as fallen women.
Patriotism was considered one of the basic value of Victorian society.
9) It was linked to the belief of the superiority of the British race over the other races.
10) More important was responsability.
(This sentence is wrong: A more important value was .....?
There are three types of it. (implying interior monologue, which was mentioned before)
I'll give you my preferences for each:
1. Women were responsible for children's education.
2. Respectability involved knowing and using good manners, attending church regularly, and doing some charitable activity.
3. See above.
4. OK
5. The father had to support the family. ("provide for" is also good)
6. take care of
7. Women had the task of managing the house. A Victorian family was a patriarchal unit. (the rest is redundant)
8. ... one of the basic values ...
9. ... the belief in ...
10. One of the highest values was that of responsibility. (note the spelling)
1) Women had to provide an education to children. Better alternatives: they had to provide children with an education, they were in charge of children's education, they were entrusted with/responsible for children's education.
Explanation: All of the given expressions are possible and convey the same meaning. To determine alternative expressions, think about the different ways you can convey the idea that women were responsible for providing education to children.
2) Respectability implied/involved (both possible?) possessing good manners, attending church regularly, and engaging in charitable activities.
Explanation: Both "implied" and "involved" are possible expressions in this context. They convey the same meaning, indicating that possessing good manners, attending church regularly, and doing charitable activities were part of being respectable.
3) Respectability consisted (?) in having good manners.
Explanation: Instead of using "consisted," you could use "involved" or "entailed" to convey the idea that having good manners was a key component of respectability.
4) It also involved the observance of Sunday as a day of rest.
Explanation: This expression is correct and highlights that respectability also included observing Sunday as a day of rest.
5) The father had to maintain the family. Better alternatives: support, provide for.
Explanation: "Maintain" is a suitable expression, but alternatives like "support" or "provide for" also convey the idea that the father had the responsibility of taking care of the family's financial needs.
6) Women had to take care of/look after the children.
Explanation: Both "take care of" and "look after" are possible expressions and convey the same meaning that women were responsible for the care of the children.
7) Women had the task to manage the house. A Victorian family was a patriarchal unit where the father stayed at the top.
Explanation: This expression is correct and conveys that women were responsible for managing the household. The second sentence provides additional information about the patriarchal structure of Victorian families.
8) Single women with children were considered fallen women.
Explanation: This expression is correct and states that single women with children were considered to have fallen from social grace or were viewed negatively by society.
Patriotism was considered one of the basic values of Victorian society.
Explanation: This expression is correct and states that patriotism was considered an important value in Victorian society.
9) It was linked to the belief of the superiority of the British race over other races.
Explanation: This expression is correct and indicates that patriotism in Victorian society was associated with the belief that the British race was superior to other races.
10) A more important value was responsibility.
Explanation: This expression is correct and suggests that responsibility was considered a more significant value compared to others. However, the sentence indicates that there are three types of responsibility, which may require further clarification or elaboration.