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Volcano1985 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
A record high of
Unemployment reached a record high of 29%
Is it:
Unemployment passed over %29?
Is it:
Unemployment passed over %29?
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Hi, Unemployment reached a record high of 29% Is it: Unemployment passed over %29? No. It means unemployment rose to 29%.
- Hi, Unemployment reached a record high of 29% Is it: Unemployment passed over %29?
- No.
- It means unemployment rose to 29%.
- That figure was a record.
- Unemployment had never been so high before.
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Hi,
Unemployment reached a record high of 29%
Is it:
Unemployment passed over %29?
No. It means unemployment rose to 29%. That figure was a record. Unemployment had never been so high before.
Best wishes, Clive
Unemployment reached a record high of 29%
Is it:
Unemployment passed over %29?
No. It means unemployment rose to 29%. That figure was a record. Unemployment had never been so high before.
Best wishes, Clive
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Hi,
No.
When you say 'a record high', the noun is 'high' and 'record' functions as an adjective.
When you say 'a high record', the noun is 'record' and the adjective is 'high'. That's OK grammatically, but it's not idiomatic to speak of 'a high record'.
Best wishes, Clive
No.
When you say 'a record high', the noun is 'high' and 'record' functions as an adjective.
When you say 'a high record', the noun is 'record' and the adjective is 'high'. That's OK grammatically, but it's not idiomatic to speak of 'a high record'.
Best wishes, Clive
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Hi. Could we have written your sentence in your above response to the ones below? I think, although I am not sure, you told us something to the effect that when we have the word "before" the use of a past perfect isn't necessary. Would you say all three are correct in that they say approximately the same thng?
Your sentence in your response:
Unemployment had never been so high
Your sentence in your response:
Unemployment had never been so high
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Hi,
Unemployment reached a record high of 29%
Could we have written your sentence in your above response to the ones below? I think, although I am not sure, you told us something to the effect that when we have the word "before" the use of a past perfect isn't necessary. Would you say all three are correct in that they say approximately the same thng? Yes
Unemployment reached a record high of 29%
Could we have written your sentence in your above response to the ones below? I think, although I am not sure, you told us something to the effect that when we have the word "before" the use of a past perfect isn't necessary. Would you say all three are correct in that they say approximately the same thng? Yes
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