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Hi. Could you please tell me if this sentence is correct: "Two years ago I led a team building a software..."? Thanks.

AlpheccaStars · Accepted Answer

minhhai2209Hi. Could you please tell me if this sentence is correct: "Two years ago I led a team building a software..."? Thanks.

Software is usually a non-count noun, so the article "a" might not be appropriate. It depends on the rest of the sentence.

Minhhai2209 · Answer

Is the phrase "led a team doing sth" correct? Can I say "led a team of eight members to do sth". I'm sorry I didn't ask my question clearly.

AlpheccaStars · Answer

Yes, for example:

I led a team designing electric cars.

Cool Breeze · Answer

minhhai2209Is the phrase "led a team doing sth" correct? Can I say "led a team of eight members to do sth". I'm sorry I didn't ask my question clearly.

Led a team doing something is correct. The participle can be used to replace an active relative clause. Examples:

I saw a man walking down High Street. (= who was walking)
You'll see a man talking to somebody. (= who will be talking)
I never met anybody possessing the right documents. (= who possessed)

As you can see from the above examples, the participle can replace a relive clause independent of its tense and the replaced tense can be simple or continuous.

Past participles are used to replace passive relative clauses:

The car [which/that is] parked in the street is mine.
All the letters [that were] written in the morning have been posted/mailed.

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