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Pokh Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Adverbial modifier
In Hoping to restrain economic growth, British policymakers raised interest rates.
I guess the sentence sounds bit awkward. Can someone let me know what's wrong with the sentence above.
My understanding is that In hoping.... acts as an adverbial modifier ,thus sentence becomes
British policymakers raised( in the hope to restrain Economic growth) interest rates.--not bad.
Thank you
I guess the sentence sounds bit awkward. Can someone let me know what's wrong with the sentence above.
My understanding is that In hoping.... acts as an adverbial modifier ,thus sentence becomes
British policymakers raised( in the hope to restrain Economic growth) interest rates.--not bad.
Thank you
Top answer
Hi, Yes, OK, but remove 'in'. Clive
- Hi, Yes, OK, but remove 'in'.
- Clive
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CliveHi,Why , Is there any reason to do so?
Yes, OK, but remove 'in'.
Clive
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Hi,
In Hoping to restrain economic growth, British policymakers raised interest rates.
The 'in' makes it sound like what follows the phrase was accidental, tangential.
Roughly speaking,it sounds like they raised inteest rates sort of as an indirect result of hopin
In Hoping to restrain economic growth, British policymakers raised interest rates.
The 'in' makes it sound like what follows the phrase was accidental, tangential.
Roughly speaking,it sounds like they raised inteest rates sort of as an indirect result of hopin
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