'to what degree' or 'the degree to what' (Eng-Eng)

English translation: to what extent, the extent to which, the degree to which

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English term or phrase:	'to what degree'
Selected answer:	to what extent, the extent to which, the degree to which
Entered by:	amj_services (X)

13:45 Jul 2, 2007

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English term or phrase: 'to what degree' or 'the degree to what' (Eng-Eng)

Case Study to be published in English-speaking country.
I'm doing the revision but have some doubts...
Is this grammatically correct or am I missing something?

Phrase:
"The author examined to what degree introducing such systems can contribute to sustainable sewage management and to ensure safe drinking water resources in cities worldwide."

'to what degree' or 'the degree to what'
Please all explanations in English...

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amj_services (X) KudoZ activity Questions: 51 (none open) (4 closed without grading) Answers: 279 Germany
Local time: 05:06

to what degree, to what extent, the extent to which

Explanation:
I change the language pair...

"'the degree to what" does not work, it would be "'the degree to which"...

And of those is fine...

Selected response from:

Marian Greenfield
Local time: 23:06

Grading comment

Thanks sooo much!!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED

5 +8

to what degree, to what extent, the extent to which

Marian Greenfield

5 +2

see explanation

Juan Luis

4 +1

to what degree

Adriana Torres

4 +1

the degree to which

Peter Linton (X)

Discussion entries: 4

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8 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

'to what degree' or 'the degree to what' (eng-eng) see explanation

Explanation:
If any of both, I would go for "to what degree".
Any way, as this seems to be a "word per word" translation of Spanish expression "hasta qué grado/punto" I would personally recommend "to what extent" which sounds a little more technical and avoids possible misunderstanding with other kinds of "degrees"

Juan Luis
Local time: 05:06
Native speaker of:

Spanish,

Catalan

8 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

'to what degree' or 'the degree to what' (eng-eng) to what degree

Explanation:
It sounds correct:
to what degree SOMETHING can contribute to ...

Adriana Torres
United States
Local time: 23:06
Native speaker of: Spanish

19 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +8

\'to what degree\' or \'the degree to what\' (eng-eng)

to what degree, to what extent, the extent to which

Explanation:
I change the language pair...

"'the degree to what" does not work, it would be "'the degree to which"...

And of those is fine...

Marian Greenfield
Local time: 23:06
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 44

Grading comment

Thanks sooo much!!

3 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

'to what degree' or 'the degree to what' (eng-eng) the degree to which

Explanation:
I think Jim Tucker and Marian Greenfield have hit the nail on the head - it should be "the degree to which ...".

In a heavyweight text like this, I find the "what" versions just too conversational, and therefore in this context a bit jarring and discordant.

The same applies to the verb "introducing". Although verbs are highly recommended in conversational English, in this context I think a noun would work much better

So I would say:
"The author examined the degree to which the introduction of such systems could . ..

Peter Linton (X)
Local time: 04:06
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

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