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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Is this sentence correct?

If the work to have been completed by the end of the month is delayed, the construction company will be fined.
  

Top answer

No, it is not correct. Rewrite: If the work that is to be completed by the end of the month is delayed, the construction company will be fined. If the work that is due to be completed by the end of the month is delayed, the construction company will be fined.

— Cynthia3754

  • No, it is not correct.
  • Rewrite: If the work that is to be completed by the end of the month is delayed, the construction company will be fined.
  • If the work that is due to be completed by the end of the month is delayed, the construction company will be fined.
  • If the work that is scheduled for completion by the end of the month is delayed, the construction company will be fined.
  • I think any of these will work for you.
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No, it is not correct.

Rewrite:

If the work that is to be completed by the end of the month is delayed, the construction company will be fined.
If the work that is due to be completed by the end of the month is delayed, the construction company will be fined.
If the work that is scheduled for completion by the end of the month is delayed, the construction company will be
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Cynthia3754No, it is not correct.
I don't agree. I think it's possible.
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fivejedjon Cynthia3754No, it is not correct.I don't agree. I think it's possible.
I agree with Cynthia
If the work to have been completed (I really don't understand what this means)
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Anonymous fivejedjon Cynthia3754No, it is not correct.I don't agree. I think it's possible.I agree with CynthiaIf the work to have been completed (I really don't understand what this means)
If the work (that was) to have been completed ....
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fivejedjon If the work (that was) to have been completed ....
Doesn't it need adding something between "the work" and "to have been"?
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If the work to be completed by the end of the month is delayed, the construction company will be fined.

Is the sentence correct?
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fivejedjonIt's not essential.
It really makes me embarrassed. Cythia is a native speaker. And so are you.
I think this sentence is not very complex for native speakers. But there are two different answers.
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If the work to be completed by the end of the month is delayed, the construction company will be fined.

Is the sentence correct?
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I don't see why you should be embarrassed when two native speakers disagree. There are many arguments about what is acceptable and what is not, and have been for many years.

We have no 'Academy' for English, no authority to decree what must be written/said. The only agreement is by general consensus, Any style guide writers or publishers who try to decree that some usage is unacceptable w
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