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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are elective" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe courses, subjects, or options that are not mandatory and can be chosen by individuals.
Example: "In our curriculum, students can choose which classes they want to take; some subjects are elective."
Alternatives: "are optional" or "are chosen".
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are elective
noun
Something that is option or that may be elected, especially a course of tertiary study.
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"Courses related to ophthalmology are elective," she told me.
Sunscreen is a duty, but brighteners are elective, and I vote yes.
These courses are elective and obligatory in different departments in the Universities.
Well, health initiatives are in place at New York fashion week but they are elective, so probably not worth the satin they are sewn on.
The most common indications are elective induction and postdate pregnancy, often applied to gestations of 40 to 41 weeks' duration.
Numerous media have been described for the cultivation of individual species of aerobic spore forming organisms, however, most of these are not selective and only some are elective.
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One possible explanation could be that a large number of C-sections performed at hospitals in Beirut are elective- or not medically indicated.
This is elective surgery.
The surgery had been elective.
One of the clinical months is elective.
A period of work tied to academics, these colleges say, is too important to be elective.
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