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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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grammatical correct
If I have to keep my paragraphs in the same verb tense is this correct then?
I am an excellent communicator and listener. For the past five years, I have been persuading many customers to buy certain products and I have been listening to many customers about any issues they had with the products. Overall, I have been exceeding my sales goal.
I am an excellent communicator and listener. For the past five years, I have been persuading many customers to buy certain products and I have been listening to many customers about any issues they had with the products. Overall, I have been exceeding my sales goal.
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Anon, Grammatically, your passage seems correct. However, semantically, there seems to be issues in the use of present perfect progressive particularly relevant to this context. The PP progressive projects a sense of constant persuasion and exaggeration.
- Anon, Grammatically, your passage seems correct.
- However, semantically, there seems to be issues in the use of present perfect progressive particularly relevant to this context.
- The PP progressive projects a sense of constant persuasion and exaggeration.
- Personally, I would tone it down and revise it with just PP tense.
- and listened to their complains and comments about any issues they may experience with the products.
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Anon,
Grammatically, your passage seems correct. However, semantically, there seems to be issues in the use of present perfect progressive particularly relevant to this context. The PP progressive projects a sense of constant persuasion and exaggeration. Personally, I would tone it down and revise it with just PP tense.
Grammatically, your passage seems correct. However, semantically, there seems to be issues in the use of present perfect progressive particularly relevant to this context. The PP progressive projects a sense of constant persuasion and exaggeration. Personally, I would tone it down and revise it with just PP tense.
AnonymousFor the past five years, I have been per
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