I'm writing an IELTS practice essay now.
In the example essay, there is a transition sentence saying "Nevertheless, whether nothing can be done to solve crime problems is debatable. " I know it is grammatically correct, but it still sounds a little bit odd to me.
What do you think? And how would you write it?
It seems like a good formal sentence after preceding material has put forward the idea that crime problems can't be solved.
You could change the word order:
"Still, it's debatable whether nothing can be done to solve crime problems."
You could split it up:
"The foregoing suggests that nothing can be done about the problems resulting from crime. But that is debatable."
You could cut out some negation:
"It's debatable whether anything can be done to solve crime problems."
but that may change the emphasis.