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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Growth

Is this grammatically correct?

"Growth in car production and tool manufacturing are seen as indications that the economy is in recovery."

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Although "growth" governs two things, "Growth ... " nevertheless sounds wrong. I would say "...

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  • Although "growth" governs two things, "Growth ...
  • " nevertheless sounds wrong.
  • I would say "...
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Although "growth" governs two things, "Growth ... are ..." nevertheless sounds wrong. I would say "... is seen as an indication that ..."
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Thank you. Do you think it's clear that growth has occured, rather than that growth is an indicator of economic recovery.
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AnonymousThank you. Do you think it's clear that growth has occured, rather than that growth is an indicator of economic recovery.
It would depend on the wider context.
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do you think if i said "is being seen as..." that would remove any ambiguity?
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Anonymousdo you think if i said "is being seen as..." that would remove any ambiguity?
I think it would help, if ambiguity exists (which depends on context). It may not be necessary.
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