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Pb03 Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
lead to
Hello everyone,
It seems to me that the following sentences, espceially the part in bold and unlined is not correct in grammar.
Is it grammatically correct to use 'lead to' like that ?
Shouldn't it be 'led AolLab to being listed(or to be listed)' ?
Hope to hear your thoughts...
Thanks
pb
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In the following years, the product was exported abroad and AolLab established offices in Japan and . Its popularity in East Asian markets led to AolLab being listed on the NYSE, and this in turn brought major government contracts in China and .
It seems to me that the following sentences, espceially the part in bold and unlined is not correct in grammar.
Is it grammatically correct to use 'lead to' like that ?
Shouldn't it be 'led AolLab to being listed(or to be listed)' ?
Hope to hear your thoughts...
Thanks
pb
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In the following years, the product was exported abroad and AolLab established offices in Japan and . Its popularity in East Asian markets led to AolLab being listed on the NYSE, and this in turn brought major government contracts in China and .
Top answer
"led to" = "caused". AolLab being listed on the NYSE - an event. The usage is all right.
- "led to" = "caused".
- AolLab being listed on the NYSE - an event.
- The usage is all right.
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"led to" = "caused".
AolLab being listed on the NYSE - an event.
The usage is all right.
AolLab being listed on the NYSE - an event.
The usage is all right.
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Pb03the part in bold andIt's OK as is.unlinedunderlined
The popularity led to (caused, developed into) 'something'. The 'something' was the fact that AolLab was listed on the NYSE.
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