<p>I think the only thing wrong in this sentence is the subject is ambiguous</p>
<p>It can be:</p>
<ul>
<li><p>有人认为，过年(他们)觉得没意思也许跟年味逐年冷淡有很大关系。--&gt; only the observers feel new years become less and less interesting</p>
</li>
<li><p>有人认为，(人们)过年觉得没意思也许跟年味逐年冷淡有很大关系。--&gt; The observers concluded everyone feels new years become less and less interesting</p>
</li>
</ul>

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Tang Ho
<p>Get rid of 觉得:</p>
<p>有人认为，过年没意思也许跟年味逐年冷淡有很大关系。</p>

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Pedroski
<p>I think this sentence requires a preposition(介词/虚词) in front of, to modify, the phrase &quot;过年觉得没意思&quot;:</p>
<ul>
<li>有人认为，<strong>對</strong>(於)过年觉得没意思也许跟年味逐年冷淡有很大关系。- Some people believe/consider that the (people's) lack of interest in the New Year celebration may have much to do with the gradual loss of cheeriness over the years.</li>
</ul>

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r13
<p>As a native Chinese speaker, I believe that all four options are correct sentences!</p>
<p>Or it could be phrased more smoothly like this.
有人认为，觉得过年没意思也许跟年味逐年冷淡有很大关系。</p>

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高向阳
<p>People will say</p>
<p>(1) 有人认为，过年觉得没意思<strong>跟</strong>年味逐年冷淡<strong>有</strong>关系. Use neither 也许 nor 很大.</p>
<p>(2) 有人认为，过年觉得没意思<strong>也许跟</strong>年味逐年冷淡<strong>有一些</strong>关系. Use 也许 with 一些 (optional).</p>
<p>(3) 有人认为，过年觉得没意思<strong>一定跟</strong>年味逐年冷淡<strong>有很大</strong>关系. Use 一定 (optional) and 很大.</p>
<p>You may not want use 也许 with 很大. (But I personally think that is Ok)</p>
<p>The logic is the same as in English. If you are not very sure about an issue then you will not say “very much”.</p>

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PdotWang
<p>You use either 认为 or 觉得; because having both in the sentence would result in a redundancy as they have basically similar meaning.</p>

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Wayne Cheah
<p>The HSK6 Standard Course workbook has the following &quot;faulty sentence&quot; exercise (chapter 14, page 115; <a href="https://i.sstatic.net/MiEoO.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer">photo of original</a>; OCR by Yandex):</p>
<blockquote>
<ol start="19">
<li>A &quot;糖瓜&quot;是这里过年流行的美食。<br />
B <strong>有人认为，过年觉得没意思也许跟年味逐年冷淡有很大关系</strong>。<br />
C 老汉不善言辞，但讲起制作松鼠鱼繁复的过程，他立刻滔滔不绝。<br />
D 这个徽州女人和她不太会讲话的儿子，把这家豆腐房经营得红红火火。</li>
</ol>
</blockquote>
<p>The answer is B with no explanation given.  This sentence was asked about at <a href="https://hinative.com/questions/23001927" rel="nofollow noreferrer">HiNative</a>, where a user there deleted either 认为 or 觉得 from the original sentence.  No explanation was given, but it looks like their interpreting 觉得 as functioning as a verb performed by the subject 有人, which I don't believe is correct because...</p>
<p>The sentence takes the form:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>有人认为，X。<br />
Some people believe: X.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>wherein X is a statement for which there exists people that believe it is true.  We might encounter such sentences like:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>有人认为不吃早餐就可以减少热量的摄入。  (<a href="https://www.sohu.com/a/545306606_120854882" rel="nofollow noreferrer">source</a>)<br />
Some people believe: not eating breakfast can reduce calorie absorption.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Importantly, 不吃早餐 is not interpreted as a verb phrase with the subject 有人, but as a noun phrase (the act of not eating breakfast), and is the subject of the second clause.  Thus I interpret the &quot;faulty sentence&quot; as:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>有人认为，A也许跟B有很大关系。<br />
Some people believe: A might be strongly related with B.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>wherein</p>
<blockquote>
<p>A = 过年觉得没意思 = the act of feeling bored during Chinese New Year<br />
B = 年味逐年冷淡 = the Spring Festival atmosphere cooling down over the years.</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Hence...</p>
<p><strong>Question</strong>: Where's the error in the faulty sentence 有人认为，过年觉得没意思也许跟年味逐年冷淡有很大关系?</p>
<p>I'm starting to feel like the error lies in 年味逐年冷淡.  It seems after 逐年, we usually add a verb (like 逐年减少, 逐年上升, 逐年恶化, 逐年扩大), and not an adjective.  It looks like it should say 年味越来越冷淡 or 年味逐年冷淡下来.</p>

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Maybe 也许 not match 很大。
PdotWang
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A redundance: 认为 and 觉得, the latter shall be removed; a mismatch: 年味 vs 冷淡, the latter shall be changed to 变淡，for your reference.
NanningYouth
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Where's the error in the faulty sentence 有人认为，过年觉得没意思也许跟年味逐年冷淡有很大关系?
# Where's the error in the faulty sentence 有人认为，过年觉得没意思也许跟年味逐年冷淡有很大关系?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2024-03-07)

The HSK6 Standard Course workbook has the following "faulty sentence" exercise (chapter 14, page 115; [photo of original](https://i.sstatic.net/MiEoO.jpg); OCR by Yandex):

> 19. A "糖瓜"是这里过年流行的美食。  
>     B **有人认为，过年觉得没意思也许跟年味逐年冷淡有很大关系**。  
>     C 老汉不善言辞，但讲起制作松鼠鱼繁复的过程，他立刻滔滔不绝。  
>     D 这个徽州女人和她不太会讲话的儿子，把这家豆腐房经营得红红火火。

The answer is B with no explanation given. This sentence was asked about at [HiNative](https://hinative.com/questions/23001927), where a user there deleted either 认为 or 觉得 from the original sentence. No explanation was given, but it looks like their interpreting 觉得 as functioning as a verb performed by the subject 有人, which I don't believe is correct because...

The sentence takes the form:

> 有人认为，X。  
> Some people believe: X.

wherein X is a statement for which there exists people that believe it is true. We might encounter such sentences like:

> 有人认为不吃早餐就可以减少热量的摄入。 ([source](https://www.sohu.com/a/545306606_120854882))  
> Some people believe: not eating breakfast can reduce calorie absorption.

Importantly, 不吃早餐 is not interpreted as a verb phrase with the subject 有人, but as a noun phrase (the act of not eating breakfast), and is the subject of the second clause. Thus I interpret the "faulty sentence" as:

> 有人认为，A也许跟B有很大关系。  
> Some people believe: A might be strongly related with B.

wherein

> A = 过年觉得没意思 = the act of feeling bored during Chinese New Year  
> B = 年味逐年冷淡 = the Spring Festival atmosphere cooling down over the years.

Hence...

**Question**: Where's the error in the faulty sentence 有人认为，过年觉得没意思也许跟年味逐年冷淡有很大关系?

I'm starting to feel like the error lies in 年味逐年冷淡. It seems after 逐年, we usually add a verb (like 逐年减少, 逐年上升, 逐年恶化, 逐年扩大), and not an adjective. It looks like it should say 年味越来越冷淡 or 年味逐年冷淡下来.

**Tags:** grammar

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Maybe 也许 not match 很大。  
> **username_2**: A redundance: 认为 and 觉得, the latter shall be removed; a mismatch: 年味 vs 冷淡, the latter shall be changed to 变淡，for your reference.  

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## 6 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2024-03-07. Score: 1

I think the only thing wrong in this sentence is the subject is ambiguous

It can be:

* 有人认为，过年(他们)觉得没意思也许跟年味逐年冷淡有很大关系。--> only the observers feel new years become less and less interesting
* 有人认为，(人们)过年觉得没意思也许跟年味逐年冷淡有很大关系。--> The observers concluded everyone feels new years become less and less interesting


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### Answer by username_4 on 2024-03-07. Score: 1

Get rid of 觉得:

有人认为，过年没意思也许跟年味逐年冷淡有很大关系。


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### Answer by username_5 on 2024-03-07. Score: 1

I think this sentence requires a preposition(介词/虚词) in front of, to modify, the phrase "过年觉得没意思":

* 有人认为，**對**(於)过年觉得没意思也许跟年味逐年冷淡有很大关系。- Some people believe/consider that the (people's) lack of interest in the New Year celebration may have much to do with the gradual loss of cheeriness over the years.


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### Answer by username_6 on 2024-03-08. Score: 1

As a native Chinese speaker, I believe that all four options are correct sentences!

Or it could be phrased more smoothly like this.
有人认为，觉得过年没意思也许跟年味逐年冷淡有很大关系。


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### Answer by username_1 on 2024-03-08. Score: 1

People will say

(1) 有人认为，过年觉得没意思**跟**年味逐年冷淡**有**关系. Use neither 也许 nor 很大.

(2) 有人认为，过年觉得没意思**也许跟**年味逐年冷淡**有一些**关系. Use 也许 with 一些 (optional).

(3) 有人认为，过年觉得没意思**一定跟**年味逐年冷淡**有很大**关系. Use 一定 (optional) and 很大.

You may not want use 也许 with 很大. (But I personally think that is Ok)

The logic is the same as in English. If you are not very sure about an issue then you will not say “very much”.


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### Answer by username_7 on 2024-03-08. Score: 0

You use either 认为 or 觉得; because having both in the sentence would result in a redundancy as they have basically similar meaning.


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