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Uktous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Do i need the word "position (S)"?
Hi,
Could you please answer my 2 questions related to my sentence?
Q1: Do i need the word "position"?
Q2: If there are more than 1 position (which are the identical), should I use "position or positions"?
Sentence:
In response to your job posting for a / the trainee accountant position / positions, I have attached my resume.
Thanks
Could you please answer my 2 questions related to my sentence?
Q1: Do i need the word "position"?
Q2: If there are more than 1 position (which are the identical), should I use "position or positions"?
Sentence:
In response to your job posting for a / the trainee accountant position / positions, I have attached my resume.
Thanks
Top answer
Hi uktous, If there is only one opening for a trainee accountant, then it would make perfect sense to say: In response to your job posting for a trainee accountant, I have attached my resume. But if there were two or more openings, then I think it would be better to use the word 'positions': In response to your job posting for the trainee accountant positions... However, it would not be wrong to omit the word 'positions' in the second version and just say: In response to your job posting for trainee accountants, I...
- Hi uktous, If there is only one opening for a trainee accountant, then it would make perfect sense to say: In response to your job posting for a trainee accountant, I have attached my resume.
- But if there were two or more openings, then I think it would be better to use the word 'positions': In response to your job posting for the trainee accountant positions...
- However, it would not be wrong to omit the word 'positions' in the second version and just say: In response to your job posting for trainee accountants, I...
- Hope this helps, TrysB
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Hi uktous,
If there is only one opening for a trainee accountant, then it would make perfect sense to say:
In response to your job posting for a trainee accountant, I have attached my resume.
But if there were two or more openings, then I think it would be better to use the word 'positions':
In response to your job posting for the trainee accountant po
If there is only one opening for a trainee accountant, then it would make perfect sense to say:
In response to your job posting for a trainee accountant, I have attached my resume.
But if there were two or more openings, then I think it would be better to use the word 'positions':
In response to your job posting for the trainee accountant po
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