Grammar fix
a tenuous link
weak or uncertain connection
a connection or relationship between things, people, or ideas that is very weak, uncertain, or difficult to prove.
Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
There is only a tenuous link between the two incidents, so it's unlikely they are related.
While some argue that social media use leads to lower academic performance, the evidence suggests only a tenuous link between the two.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Not: The two are tenuous linked.
Say: The link between the two is tenuous. / The two are tenuously linked.
'Tenuous' is an adjective — 'a tenuous link' or 'tenuously linked', not 'tenuous linked'.
Which sounds natural?
Tap the one a native speaker would say.
'Tenuous' carries 'weak and unconvincing' in a single adjective.
Build natural chunks
Words that usually travel with it.
a tenuous link/connection/grasp
- link
- connection
- grasp
- at best