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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
GIven the ____ with which X had _____ing...
I've been reading this sentence over and over in a report and it does not sound right to me.
"Given the difficulty with which Mr. X had understanding ABC, blah blah blah."
The "with which" and "had understanding" is throwing me off. Is this even grammatical? Wouldn't it be simpler to say: "Given the diffculty Mr. X had understanding ABC, blah blah blah."
I'll probably go with what I just suggested, but I'm still curious about the original phrasing.
Thanks!
"Given the difficulty with which Mr. X had understanding ABC, blah blah blah."
The "with which" and "had understanding" is throwing me off. Is this even grammatical? Wouldn't it be simpler to say: "Given the diffculty Mr. X had understanding ABC, blah blah blah."
I'll probably go with what I just suggested, but I'm still curious about the original phrasing.
Thanks!
Top answer
"Given the difficulty with which Mr. "-- Meaningless. "Given the diffculty Mr.
- "Given the difficulty with which Mr.
- "-- Meaningless.
- "Given the diffculty Mr.
- "-- Presumably what the writer intended.
- At least it makes sense.
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"Given the difficulty with which Mr. X had understanding ABC, blah blah blah."-- Meaningless.
"Given the diffculty Mr. X had understanding ABC, blah blah blah."-- Presumably what the writer intended. At least it makes sense.
"Given the diffculty Mr. X had understanding ABC, blah blah blah."-- Presumably what the writer intended. At least it makes sense.
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