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Thinkwisely Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
allowed or allows? I am confused..
Hi guys,
I am not sure whether this sentence should use allowed or allows:
"Working at ABC company allowed me to challenge myself to the extent of my abilities"
or
"Working at ABC company allows me to challenge myself to the extent of my abilities"
Which one do you native English speaker think is correct? Would like to have a brief explanation too if possible. Thanks in advance for the clarification.
I am not sure whether this sentence should use allowed or allows:
"Working at ABC company allowed me to challenge myself to the extent of my abilities"
or
"Working at ABC company allows me to challenge myself to the extent of my abilities"
Which one do you native English speaker think is correct? Would like to have a brief explanation too if possible. Thanks in advance for the clarification.
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thinkwisely Working at ABC company [1 allows / 2 allowed] me to challenge myself to the extent of my abilities . If you use 1 ( allows ), you are signalling to the listener that you still work for ABC now. If you use 2 ( allowed ), you are signalling to the listener that you don't work for ABC anymore.
- thinkwisely Working at ABC company [1 allows / 2 allowed] me to challenge myself to the extent of my abilities .
- If you use 1 ( allows ), you are signalling to the listener that you still work for ABC now.
- If you use 2 ( allowed ), you are signalling to the listener that you don't work for ABC anymore.
- Therefore, if you are still working for ABC, 1 is correct and 2 is wrong.
- If you are not working for ABC anymore, 2 is correct and 1 is wrong.
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thinkwiselyWorking at ABC company [1 allows / 2 allowed] me to challenge myself to the extent of my abilities.If you use 1 (allows), you are signalling to the listener that you still work for ABC now.
If you use 2 (allowed), you are signalling to the listener that you don't work for ABC anymore.
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And if you are not working at ABC, but really want to work for them, then write:
Working at ABC company will allow me to challenge myself to the extent of my abilities.
Working at ABC company will allow me to challenge myself to the extent of my abilities.
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thanks CJ that's really helpful. I was confused because I thought it has something to do with 'hidden' passive voice sentence. Now I understand clearly, thanks again.
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