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Lcchang Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
A TOEIC question please.
Staff ___ an environmental group will be here to check for evidence of pollution.
A) of
B) about
C) by
D) from
I chose D) , but can A) be alright to use? Why or why not? Please advise.
LCChang
A) of
B) about
C) by
D) from
I chose D) , but can A) be alright to use? Why or why not? Please advise.
LCChang
Top answer
All I can tell you is what the two suggest to me. , the whole group of people which forms the staff. staff from seems to me to refer only to a select few chosen from the whole group.
- All I can tell you is what the two suggest to me.
- , the whole group of people which forms the staff.
- staff from seems to me to refer only to a select few chosen from the whole group.
- Others may have different impressions.
- CJ
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All I can tell you is what the two suggest to me.
staff of seems to me to include the whole staff, i.e., the whole group of people which forms the staff.
staff from seems to me to refer only to a select few chosen from the whole group.
Others may have different impressions.
CJ
staff of seems to me to include the whole staff, i.e., the whole group of people which forms the staff.
staff from seems to me to refer only to a select few chosen from the whole group.
Others may have different impressions.
CJ
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I'd only choose A if there was an article before "staff" ("The staff of an...").
To me, D is the correct choice.
To me, D is the correct choice.
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