Vocabulary question: Would you use "reduced" in this context?

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Vocabulary question: Would you use "reduced" in this context?

Vocabulary question: Would you use "reduced" in this context?

Hello, dear colleagues!

I need a bit of help. Would you say this sentence is correct? Would you use reduced in this context?:

Children�s spatial awareness is relatively reduced compared to that of adults.

Thanks in advance for your help!

Have a nice day/ evening, etc. Smile

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18 Nov 2010

kodora

I don �t think it �s correct because reduce means to have a certain amount of something at first and then make it smaller or less in size, amount etc.I Maybe relatively less developed/or not fully developed would be better.
Dora

18 Nov 2010

Doesn �t sound correct. Limited would be better.

18 Nov 2010

Thank you both for your suggestions! It didn �t sound correct to me either, but I was a bit stuck for ideas... Embarrassed

Embarrassed

Cheers!

18 Nov 2010

You can say " a reduced awareness of..." so I think the sentence is correct, but it sounds awkward. Both of the above suggestions would work too.

18 Nov 2010

Thank you all for your replies! I think I �ll probably use Phillip �s suggestion.

Bye for now! Smile

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18 Nov 2010