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Haddie Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Is this correct?

"XYZ was established in 2001, since then it has worked its way up to be ranked among the top consultancy companies in the country."

Is this sentence correct and does it sound natural? If not, could you rephrase it.

(XYZ being a company)
  

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No, your sentence is ungrammatical, and the expression " to work one's way up" is used for people, not for companies or other such entities. "

  • No, your sentence is ungrammatical, and the expression " to work one's way up" is used for people, not for companies or other such entities.
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No, your sentence is ungrammatical, and the expression " to work one's way up" is used for people, not for companies or other such entities.

Say: "XYZ was established in 2001, and has since risen to be (ranked) among the top consultancy companies in the country."
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Thank you so much teechr.

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