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Peaceblinkfriend Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

...bankrupt the enterprise people smugglers run is

Hi all

Are they both natural?

I know how morally bankrupt the enterprise people smugglers run is but...

I know how morally bankrupt is the enterprise people smugglers run but...

Thank you

PBF
  

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To my ear, they're both quite awkward. )

  • To my ear, they're both quite awkward.
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To my ear, they're both quite awkward. With the three nouns in a row (enterprise, people, smugglers) the brain struggles to figure out which ones you intend to employ as adjectives, and which one is to be modified by "how morally bankrupt." (Well, it can't be "smugglers," because "is" is singular.)
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Thanks for replying Avangi.

What about 'I know how morally bankrupt an enterprise people sugglers are running...'?

Thank you

PBF
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I think you need to break up those three nouns.
I don't understand why people feel compelled to crowd so many different ideas into one sentence. And this isn't even a sentence yet.
Do you have some prior context defining "people smugglers"? It's just too much to digest!
Try using two sentences, one about what they're doing and another about what you think of them.

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