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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Guys, is this a correct sentence?

It concerns the second sentence, but just to give you the context (a presentation), I'll also provide the one preceding it :

"First, let us start by introducing our company. Therefore, I hand over to [student name]."

I'm pretty sure about the sentence being incorrect, but I'd like someone with some credibility to confirm (or deny) this. Any reactions are welcome though.
  

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There are two problems. " That should be used as a conclusion. Try "For that, " instead.

— BarbaraPA

  • There are two problems.
  • " That should be used as a conclusion.
  • Try "For that, " instead.
  • "I hand over to" is just not correct.
  • "Let me turn you over to" is okay, but informal.
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There are two problems.

First is the "Therefore." That should be used as a conclusion. Try "For that, " instead.

"I hand over to" is just not correct. "Let me turn you over to" is okay, but informal. "I'd like to introduce you to our next speaker, ..." is more formal.
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^ I know, it seems really intuitive to me as well, but a friend of mine takes an English course in a renowned university and he insists that his teacher told them to say it like that.
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Well, maybe "Let me hand the microphone [over] to..." but that version is simply not correct.
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If you have a more elaborate introduction, which mentions that you are less informed about the topic, then maybe therefore is acceptable. Other than that, 'hand over' needs an object, hand is a transitive verb. If the presentation is informal, you can say "...hand it over to....", but this seems like a more formal presentation, so I would agree with GG's suggestions.
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AnonymousIt concerns the second sentence, but just to give you the context (a presentation), I'll also provide the one preceding it :
"First, let us start by introducing our company. Therefore, I hand over to [student name]."
I'm pretty sure about the sentence being incorrect, but I'd like someone with some credibility to confirm (or deny) this. Any reacti
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^ Well I'm dutch, but those are a lot alike anyway, so yeah I guess you could say that Emotion: smile

I was mistaken in that the teacher
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Ms. Hughes is using a construction that I have never seen before and would consider wrong. Perhaps it's a BrE/AmE thing? Is she British?
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She's not a born Britain, but she is definitely teaching pure British.
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Well, I hope a Brit will wander by and offer an opinion, because so far all of the Americans have said it's wrong. Perhaps it's only wrong on this side of the Atlantic.
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Well I'm a Brit and I would say - and now i'll hand YOU over to .... it definitely sounds wrong without the 'you' .
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