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Perfect Stranger Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Grammar q no. 9 - too many of's ?
Dear All,
I've just made up this sentence:
The company pays great attention to all phases of the life cycle of the project from the very initial stage till its end.
I'm not sure if I can use so many of's in English... I've found some sentences online and they seem to be OK even though they contain two or three of's
For example:
The plan serves as the guide and philosophy for the reminder of the development of the project or for phasing, should the project be constructed in various phases or of differen components.
What do you think?
I've just made up this sentence:
The company pays great attention to all phases of the life cycle of the project from the very initial stage till its end.
I'm not sure if I can use so many of's in English... I've found some sentences online and they seem to be OK even though they contain two or three of's
For example:
The plan serves as the guide and philosophy for the reminder of the development of the project or for phasing, should the project be constructed in various phases or of differen components.
What do you think?
Top answer
It largely depends on the particular sentence. Some sentences will sound OK if you do this, and some won't. Sometimes such sentences can seem rambling and even a bit silly.
- It largely depends on the particular sentence.
- Some sentences will sound OK if you do this, and some won't.
- Sometimes such sentences can seem rambling and even a bit silly.
- Let's look at yours.
- The company pays great attention to all phases of the life cycle of the project from the very initial stage till its end.
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It largely depends on the particular sentence. Some sentences will sound OK if you do this, and some won't. Sometimes such sentences can seem rambling and even a bit silly.
Let's look at yours.
The company pays great attention to all phases of the life cycle of the project from
Let's look at yours.
The company pays great attention to all phases of the life cycle of the project from
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CliveI'd say . . . ' of the project life cycle . . . and thus eliminate an 'of'.Thank you. Much appreciated Clive. I'm gonna stick with this one. Sounds good to me.
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