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Grammar fix

parental support

help from parents

The help, encouragement, or care that parents give to their children, especially with things like school, life decisions, or emotional needs.

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Hear it in context

Notice where the phrase sounds natural.

  • Many students achieve better results when they have strong parental support.family
  • In my opinion, parental support is essential for a child's success, both in school and in life.IELTS speaking

Fix the pattern

Pattern: parental support (noun, uncountable); parental support for [someone/something]

WrongChildren need the support of parental.

RightChildren need parental support.

'Parental support' (adjective + noun); don't use 'parental' on its own as a noun.

Patternparental support (noun, uncountable); parental support for [someone/something]

Use it right

Choose the version that sounds natural in speech.

Stiff Children benefit from the provision of support by their progenitors.

Natural Kids do better with parental support.

'Support by their progenitors' is absurdly formal; 'parental support' is the term.

Build natural chunks

Words that usually travel with it.

  • parental support
    parental supportlack ofwith strongparental involvement

Don't confuse it

Different from 'financial support', which only means money; 'parental support' can include emotional, practical, or academic help.

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