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Grammar
Agree On A Deal
A. "A business deal with Michael would be beneficial to Peter."
B. "Peter agreed on a business deal with Michael."
The correctness of A leads to some confusion about B. From A, I could see that "a business deal with Michael" is a valid noun phrase, where "with Michael" modifies "a business deal".
In B, does "with Michael" modifies "business deal" or "agreed"? B has two slightly different intepretations:
B1. Peter and Michael agreed on (signed) a business deal.
B2. A business deal that involved Michael was agreed on (signed) by Peter.
What should I do?
B. "Peter agreed on a business deal with Michael."
The correctness of A leads to some confusion about B. From A, I could see that "a business deal with Michael" is a valid noun phrase, where "with Michael" modifies "a business deal".
In B, does "with Michael" modifies "business deal" or "agreed"? B has two slightly different intepretations:
B1. Peter and Michael agreed on (signed) a business deal.
B2. A business deal that involved Michael was agreed on (signed) by Peter.
What should I do?
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Hi, A. " B. " The correctness of A leads to some confusion about B.
- Hi, A.
- " B.
- " The correctness of A leads to some confusion about B.
- From A, I could see that "a business deal with Michael" is a valid noun phrase, where "with Michael" modifies "a business deal".
- In B, does "with Michael" modifies "business deal" or "agreed"?
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Hi,
A. "A business deal with Michael would be beneficial to Peter."
B. "Peter agreed on a business deal with Michael."
The correctness of A leads to some confusion about B. From A, I could see that "a business deal with Michael" is a valid noun phrase, where "with Michael" modifies "a business deal".
In B, does "with Michae
A. "A business deal with Michael would be beneficial to Peter."
B. "Peter agreed on a business deal with Michael."
The correctness of A leads to some confusion about B. From A, I could see that "a business deal with Michael" is a valid noun phrase, where "with Michael" modifies "a business deal".
In B, does "with Michae
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The "X agreed on/to a deal/contract with Y" pattern seems to be common:
"In May, the United States announced that it was rewriting its trade rules to remove gambling services from the jurisdiction of the WTO. Washington has already agreed on deals with the European Union, Canada and Japan to change the treaty but it has yet to reach agreements wi
"In May, the United States announced that it was rewriting its trade rules to remove gambling services from the jurisdiction of the WTO. Washington has already agreed on deals with the European Union, Canada and Japan to change the treaty but it has yet to reach agreements wi
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