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Native English speakers only, "my study"?

Is the sentence below correct? If not, how would you say it?

1. Reading more books besides textbooks is helpful to my study. (The sentence means that reading more books besides textbooks helps me do well in school.)

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    3 years ago

    your study of WHAT? We could help you reword better if we know what you're talking about. One normally reads many different types of books, but usually those books are read for pleasure, not for study.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    3 years ago

    Use 'are' instead of 'is' in the sentence because books and textbooks are plural.

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