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Grammar and Linguistics > Is there any mistake from this sentence?
Is there any mistake from this sentence?
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dahlia eva sue
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Is there any mistake from this sentence?
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I need your help to know about the mistake of this statement "When the company needs people to speak for it at a meeting, it can send a relation" I took it from one of the teacher �s printable about correcting mistake but I can �t correct it (That �s ashamed),, Could you please post your answer here? It would be helpful for me as y �all are great ^_^ thnx before. |
15 Aug 2011
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Redbull
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Hi Dahlia,When the company needs a representative/person/spokes person at the/a meeting, It can send a representive/spokes person along to this meeting. REDBULL GIVES YOU WINGS YOU KNOW  . |
15 Aug 2011
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ldthemagicman
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Dear Dahlia. "When the company needs people to speak for it at a meeting, it can send a
relation". Perhaps I �m slow this morning, but I don �t know what this sentence is supposed to mean!When the company = singular, (it)needs people = plural (person = singular)to speak for it at a meeting it can send = the company can send a relation = ? a relative? a father/mother/brother/sister? Possibly --- When the company needs people to speak for it at a meeting, it can send representatives/staff/Committee Members. Possibly --- When the company needs a person to speak for it at a meeting, it can send a representative. I understand that there is intended to be an error somewhere, but the way that it is written at present, I don �t understand the sentence, because it is not Standard English. Why not write to the Member who wrote the Worksheet, asking for an explanation? Les
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15 Aug 2011
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Zora
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I think that the "relation" is a false friend of some sort and it should be "representative".
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15 Aug 2011
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elderberrywine
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try "if" instead of "when" and "representative" instead of "relation".
To me, it makes sense, then
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15 Aug 2011
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Jayho
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Indeed Les you are correct. It does not make sense - well it sort of does but it is poorly worded. I believe that the author intended the word �relation� to be the mistake yet the sentence itself is not quite right.
RB �s suggestion sounds good but I prefer "When a company requires representation at a meeting it can send a representative/spokesperson" .
Yes, we can substitute �if � but �when � works when it is likely to happen. They should both work.
Cheers
Jayho
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15 Aug 2011
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. I agree with you to use representative instead of relation and if instead of when. One more time, thanks for your great explanation,, Have a wonderful day for you all