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Haohaoxuexi Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

any representatives of or from the company

Which sentences I made below are correct?



Are there any representatives of your company in Singapore?

Are there any representatives from your company in Singapore?

Are there any representatives for your company in Singapore?



I am a representative of IBM.

I am a representative from IBM.

I am a representative for IBM.



We will conduct an investigation on this issue.

We will conduct an investigation of this issue.

We will conduct an investigation for this issue.



Thanks and regards
  

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Hi, This is how I perceived your sentences: The meaning may shift with each preposition in the following sentences. # 1 with "of ", it could mean an acutal employed rep. Or a contracted agent who is actually not employed by your company.

— Goodman

  • Hi, This is how I perceived your sentences: The meaning may shift with each preposition in the following sentences.
  • # 1 with "of ", it could mean an acutal employed rep.
  • Or a contracted agent who is actually not employed by your company.
  • The rest of the context needs to be more clear.
  • # 2 with " from", it could mean that the representatives are employed by the company.
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Hi,

This is how I perceived your sentences:

The meaning may shift with each preposition in the following sentences.

# 1 with "of ", it could mean an acutal employed rep. Or a contracted agent who is actually not employed by your company. The rest of the context needs to be more clear.

# 2 with "from
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