0
Erik Posted 22 years ago
Grammar

Is this sentence gramatically correct?

I wonder whether the following sentence is gramatically correct.
"To help rural workers find jobs in cities, professional training is indispensible."
Thanks.
  

Top answer

I guess so. I'd replace "To help" with "For helping", but that's just me. Rommie

  • I guess so.
  • I'd replace "To help" with "For helping", but that's just me.
  • Rommie
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

7 Answers
0
I guess so. I'd replace "To help" with "For helping", but that's just me.

Rommie
0
Is this phrase a dangling modifier or just awkward? I have a really hard time seeing the difference sometimes. I guess the rule is: Is there a word or phrase after the modifier that could reasonably be modified by the phrase in question? Sometimes, when the sentence is confusing, it's tough to answer that question. Any hints?
0
Yeah, there is no subject or verb for the phrase to modify.

how about saying in such a way

eg. In helping rural workers find jobs in the cities, we provide professional training to them.
0
this sentence is grammatically correct, but your question isn't.

shail
0
Huh. This question was two and a half years old. Did you have something you wanted to add, or did you just want to bump it up because you find it interesting?
0
You should really put a semi colon after your intoductory phrasen (To help rural workers find jobs in cities:). I would say put a comma, but you must not go comma crazy.
0
Oh dear. A semi-colon would not work at ALL. It may be reasonable interchangable with a period/full stop, but not with a comma. You must have an independent clause on either side of the semi-colon, and "to help rural workers find jobs in the cities" is certainly not one.

I just wanted to add this in case anyone wandering by was misled. And now, let's close this ancient thread, which has

Related Questions