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Nithila Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

I don't know it does give same meaning

President Obama's chief of the White House National Economic Council, Larry Summers, told a Washington audience Thursday that he foresees an end within the next few months of the economy's "free fall" that he said began last October or November.

i tried to change some words to make same meaning sentence, but i don't know it does give same meaning . could any body tell me that making sentence give the same meaning as in original sentence?

He predict an end of the economy's free fall within the next few months, Free fall began last October or November.

  

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Hi Nithila, You have a comma splice. You have connected two sentences with a comma. You also have a a tense problem.

— BarbaraPA

  • Hi Nithila, You have a comma splice.
  • You have connected two sentences with a comma.
  • You also have a a tense problem.
  • Lastly, where you put "within the next few months" doesn't read as naturally as the original.
  • He predicted an end within the next few months to the economy's free fall, which started last October or November.
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Hi Nithila,

You have a comma splice. You have connected two sentences with a comma. You also have a a tense problem. Lastly, where you put "within the next few months" doesn't read as naturally as the original.

He predicted an end within the next few months to the economy's free fall, which started last October or November.

(Or: ...free fall. The free fall began last Oct
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Thanks Grammar Geek

what is the other way to change this same sentence?

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Nithila, how many ways do you want to change it?
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one or two..

because i have not such good writing skill. i hope it is the way to improve my witting skill..

thank you
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Grammar Geek
He predicted an end within the next few months to the economy's free fall, which started last October or November.

(Or: ...free fall. The free fall began last October... -- note this had a period between the two sentences, but it's repetetive.)

Here are two.

It was a very complex sentence.

You may want to u
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thankssss

does it contain hard english?
http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-04-09-voa60.cfm
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I think the writing level of Voice of America is at a higher level than USA Today (http://www.usatoday.com/ )
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