Grammar fix
shed light on
clarify
to make something easier to understand by providing new information
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Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
- The study sheds light on why teenagers sleep so little.society
- Documentaries can shed light on issues that the daily news rarely has time to explain properly.IELTS Part 3
Fix the pattern
Pattern: shed light on something
WrongThe study shed light to the problem.
RightThe study shed light on the problem.
'Shed light ON' something, not 'to'.
Patternshed light on something
Use it right
Choose the version that sounds natural in speech.
'Shed light on' is the natural (slightly formal) phrase for clarifying; 'elucidates' is bookish.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
shed light onon the issueon what happenedsome lightnew light
Don't confuse it
Figurative explaining, not literally lighting something up.