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Pokh Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

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1.Failure to advertise the highest price in a range of prices for a service or product as prominently as the lowest violates the New York Consumer Protection Law.

2.Failure to advertise as prominently the highest price in a range of prices for a service or product as the lowest violates the New York Consumer Protection Law.

Guys,

sen 1 sounds better than 2, but I dont see any grammatical errors in 2 as well.. Is as prominently in sent 2 a misplaced modifier?

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I don't see #2 as necessarily sounding worse, and both are fine.

— Mister Micawber

  • I don't see #2 as necessarily sounding worse, and both are fine.
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I don't see #2 as necessarily sounding worse, and both are fine.
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Mister MicawberI don't see #2 as necessarily sounding worse, and both are fine.
Mister Micawber...

In second sentence prominently the highest price in a range of prices for a service or product )

functions as a noun phrase ...

According to
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No, no. It is just a matter of adverb placement, which is rather liberal. This is the equivalent:

2.Failure to advertise the highest price in a range of prices for a service or product as prominently as the lowest violates the New York Consumer Protection Law.

Both positions are fine; it is a style choice.
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