Ethan B.

asked • 01/12/23

Do i need to put "child" before "rearer's," or is the context enough to imply it?

He is stunted because his parents were neglectful rearer's.

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Lloyd E. answered • 01/13/23

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I would say yes,


Although, In this situation you would not use the apostrophe before the last 's' as it is not possessive. There are more than one parent so it is plural. You might also tried looking in a thesaurus for a better word.

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Anne M.

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Lloyd is correct. The sentence begins with He. He would mean anything bird, fish, cat, dog, etc. The word child identifies him to his parents. Rearer when appropriately identified can be used; however, in academic writing, there are better choices as rear has too many definitions and is both a verb and a noun. The word parent implies rearing children, ergo this also correct. I.E. He is stunted because his parents were neglectful. Or, His parents neglect stunted his growth.
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