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Dareka Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Concerns
I have a problem parsing the following sentence in color. Is "concerns" a verb and its sense is "to consider" or "to come up with", and is there no predicate in the sentence?
One glaring issue before the F.D.A. concerns nutrient labels, which for years have overstated the amount of salt the government says is safe to consume. In calculating the percent of the daily recommended sodium intake in each serving, companies use the standard for healthy adults below middle age, a teaspoon of salt, or about 2,300 milligrams. But the recommendation for the vast majority of Americans - children, adults of middle age or older, all blacks and anyone with hypertension - is less than 1,500 milligrams a day.
One glaring issue before the F.D.A. concerns nutrient labels, which for years have overstated the amount of salt the government says is safe to consume. In calculating the percent of the daily recommended sodium intake in each serving, companies use the standard for healthy adults below middle age, a teaspoon of salt, or about 2,300 milligrams. But the recommendation for the vast majority of Americans - children, adults of middle age or older, all blacks and anyone with hypertension - is less than 1,500 milligrams a day.
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Hi, 'Concerns' is a Present Tense verb meaning 'involves', 'is relevant to'. One . .
- Hi, 'Concerns' is a Present Tense verb meaning 'involves', 'is relevant to'.
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Hi,
'Concerns' is a Present Tense verb meaning 'involves', 'is relevant to'.
One . . . issue . . . concerns . . . labels . . .
Clive
'Concerns' is a Present Tense verb meaning 'involves', 'is relevant to'.
One . . . issue . . . concerns . . . labels . . .
Clive
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Hi Dareka
Yes, 'concerns' is a verb in the sentence. The meaning is similar to 'is related to' or 'involves'. The object of the verb is 'nutrient labels'. The predicate of the main clause is 'concerns nutrient labels'.
There is also a non-defining relative clause (beginning with the word 'which'). The relative clause provides additional information about the labels.
Yes, 'concerns' is a verb in the sentence. The meaning is similar to 'is related to' or 'involves'. The object of the verb is 'nutrient labels'. The predicate of the main clause is 'concerns nutrient labels'.
There is also a non-defining relative clause (beginning with the word 'which'). The relative clause provides additional information about the labels.
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Thank you for the answers.
Now I understand the "before" is not a conjunction but a preposition.
Now I understand the "before" is not a conjunction but a preposition.
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