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Contraposition Posted 10 years ago
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Is this sentence grammatical? I find the back part not clear in meaning.
The state controller, John Chiang, has said he may order his department to delay payments to companies who work for the state and to those who rely on benefits and grants, among them vulnerable members of the population.
The state controller, John Chiang, has said he may order his department to delay payments to companies who work for the state and to those who rely on benefits and grants, among them vulnerable members of the population.
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e. the latter group includes such vulnerable people. This "X, among them Y" is a set pattern of words.
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- the latter group includes such vulnerable people.
- This "X, among them Y" is a set pattern of words.
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The sentence is OK; it means that "vulnerable members of the population" are among "those who rely on benefits and grants", i.e. the latter group includes such vulnerable people. This "X, among them Y" is a set pattern of words.
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