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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Is "consists of" cerrect?

Hi, is the underlined part fine?

The Seller sells and the Buyer buys the immovable property owned by the Seller at [address]; the property consists of the land unit with cadastre number [number] and area of 5 ha and building thereon.

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I'm sure what you have is correct. Somehow, however, includes sounds better to my ear, untrained in this type of business.

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  • I'm sure what you have is correct.
  • Somehow, however, includes sounds better to my ear, untrained in this type of business.
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I'm sure what you have is correct. Somehow, however, includes sounds better to my ear, untrained in this type of business.
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To me, "includes" seems to allow the possibility that there is more to the property, while "consists of" does not.
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GPYTo me, "includes" seems to allow the possibility that there is more to the property, while "consists of" does not.
You are probably correct, GPY.
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