Nobody knows exactly how many languages there are in the world, partly because of
the difficulty of distinguishing between a language and the sub-languages or dialects
within it, but those who have tried to count typically have found about five thousand.
A. and the sub-languages or dialects within it, but those who have tried to count typically
have found
B. and the sub-languages or dialects within them, with those who have tried counting
typically finding
C. and the sub-languages or dialects within it, but those who have tried counting it
typically find
D. or the sub-languages or dialects within them, but those who tried to count them
typically found
E. or the sub-languages or dialects within them, with those who have tried to count
typically finding
OA A
Is usage of within it correct???
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Hi!AnjaliOberoi wrote:Nobody knows exactly how many languages there are in the world, partly because of
the difficulty of distinguishing between a language and the sub-languages or dialects
within it, but those who have tried to count typically have found about five thousand.
OA A
Is usage of within it correct???
I've bolded the part of the sentence relevant to your question.
Since we have "a language" in the non-underlined part, "within it" is correct.
Also, it's idiomatically correct to say "a dialect within a language", if that's your main question. You could also say "a dialect of a language", but you wouldn't say "the sub-languages of", you'd definitely say "the sub-languages within".
Hope that helps!
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