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Expression: "Although he has got a lot of potential..."



 
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Expression: "Although he has got a lot of potential..." #1 (permalink) Wed Jun 11, 2008 17:36 pm   Expression: "Although he has got a lot of potential..."
 

Hi

Do you find the following sentence correct and natural? spoken by a teacher for her student

Quote:
Although he has got a lot of potential, his attitude towards his studies is not serious.


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Expression: "Although he has got a lot of potential..." #2 (permalink) Wed Jun 11, 2008 18:20 pm   Expression: "Although he has got a lot of potential..."
 

Hi Tom

Your sentence is OK. My assumption is that your sentence is spoken by a teacher to the parent of a student (i.e. not to the student directly). If that's the case, you might also use one of these, for example:

- He has a lot of potential, but he doesn't take his studies seriously (enough).
- Although he has a lot of potential, his attitude towards his studies is having a negative effect on his progress/learning.
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Expression: "Although he has got a lot of potential..." #3 (permalink) Wed Jun 11, 2008 18:20 pm   Expression: "Although he has got a lot of potential..."
 

This is very natural, grammatical, oft-repeated sentence in English.
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