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Kind Villain Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

Draw and settle

Hello! Will you have a look at the following sentence please? Is it ok?

-Huge flows of money drawn from the oil, gas and steel industries settle largely in Moscow.

Thanks for your help!
  

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Hi, -Huge flows of money drawn from the oil, gas and steel industries settle largely in Moscow. It's basically OK, although it's a little awkward to use the word 'flows' as a noun like this. How about this?

— Clive

  • Hi, -Huge flows of money drawn from the oil, gas and steel industries settle largely in Moscow.
  • It's basically OK, although it's a little awkward to use the word 'flows' as a noun like this.
  • How about this?
  • Huge amounts of money that flow from the oil, gas and steel industries settle largely in Moscow.
  • Best wishes, Clive
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Hi,

-Huge flows of money drawn from the oil, gas and steel industries settle largely in Moscow.

It's basically OK, although it's a little awkward to use the word 'flows' as a noun like this. How about this?

Huge amounts of money that flow from the oil, gas and steel ind
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Hey Clive,

Your sentence seems fine to me. It would be rather strange if it didn't ;-) Although I'd like to know whether the verb 'draw' can be used in this context.
Huge amounts/sums of money (that are) drawn from..... What about this?

My question now is: can the verb 'draw' be used to mean 'come from'?

Thank you very much!
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Hi again,

can the verb 'draw' be used to mean 'come from'?

Yes, but it has the idea that somebody takes it from . . ., ie somebody draws it from . . .

Clive
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