Sales of wines declined in the late 1980s, but they began to grow again after the 1991 report that linked moderate consumption of alcohol, and particularly of red wine, with a reduced risk of heart disease.
What about the above sentence? Is it correct?
I would remove the ‘they’.
Sales of wines declined in the late 1980s, but began to grow again after the 1991’s/1991 report that linked moderate consumption of alcohol, and particularly of red wine, with a reduced risk of heart disease.
Which one is correct?
“that linked moderate consumption of alcohol, and particularly of red wine”
What is the meaning of the above phrase?
It is never correct to say something such as ‘the 1991’s report’. The original wording (the 1991 report) is correct and also natural.
That part of the sentence says that drinking moderate amounts of alcohol was linked with a reduced risk of heart disease, and that especially red wine was linked with a reduced risk of heart disease.
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[size=75]“Age is just a number. It’s totally irrelevant unless, of course, you happen to be a bottle of wine.” ~ Joan Collins[/size]
If I don’t remove “they” then is it completely wrong sentence?
No. It’s correct but unneccesary.
Hi Promod,
The problem with ‘they’ in your sentence is that it could refer to ‘wines’ and you want it to refer to ‘sales’. If you leave it out, it is clear that ‘sales’ is the same subject for both ‘declined’ and ‘began’.
Alan