How many words, phrases, and clauses are there in this sentence?
"Children spend too much time on schoolwork, to the detriment of other activities."

My questions are:
1. How many words, phrases, and clauses are there in the sentence above?
2. If you could substitute the phrase "to the detriment of" with another word or phrase in this sentence, what would it be?

Question

How many words, phrases, and clauses are there in this sentence?
"Children spend too much time on schoolwork, to the detriment of other activities."

My questions are:
1. How many words, phrases, and clauses are there in the sentence above?
2. If you could substitute the phrase "to the detriment of" with another word or phrase in this sentence, what would it be?

Answer

Instead of saying "to the detriment of" you could say "at the sacrifice of" or "at the loss of".

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