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Tinanam0102 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Meaning of "during a year"
Hi teachers,
"This product has risen 5% this year during a year when sales in the industry have been flat."
1. If this year refers to 2008, would "during a year" mean 2008 too?
2. Does this sentence mean "In a year like 2009 (midst of 2008), which sales in the industry have been flat, however this product has risen 5% (still in 2008)?
Thank you.
TN
"This product has risen 5% this year during a year when sales in the industry have been flat."
1. If this year refers to 2008, would "during a year" mean 2008 too?
2. Does this sentence mean "In a year like 2009 (midst of 2008), which sales in the industry have been flat, however this product has risen 5% (still in 2008)?
Thank you.
TN
Top answer
1-- Yes 2-- In 2009, like other years in which sales in the industry have been flat, this product has risen 5% (in 2009).
- 1-- Yes 2-- In 2009, like other years in which sales in the industry have been flat, this product has risen 5% (in 2009).
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1-- Yes
2-- In 2009, like other years in which sales in the industry have been flat, this product has risen 5% (in 2009).
2-- In 2009, like other years in which sales in the industry have been flat, this product has risen 5% (in 2009).
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Dear Mister Micawber,
I apologize for the mistake I made in #2. I reowrded the sentence below.
"This product has risen 5% this year during a year when sales in the industry have been flat."
#1. If this year is 2008, Does this sentence mean"Despite during 2008, a year when sales in the industry have been flat, this product has risen 5%"?
#2. Does this
I apologize for the mistake I made in #2. I reowrded the sentence below.
"This product has risen 5% this year during a year when sales in the industry have been flat."
#1. If this year is 2008, Does this sentence mean"Despite during 2008, a year when sales in the industry have been flat, this product has risen 5%"?
#2. Does this
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1-- Your sentence does not make grammatical sense; this does: 'Although sales in the industry have been flat in 2008 as in other years, sales of this product have risen 5%'.
2-- I don't consider a 5% rise in sales particularly good, but it is better than in the rest of the industry, which has been 0%.
2-- I don't consider a 5% rise in sales particularly good, but it is better than in the rest of the industry, which has been 0%.
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Hi Mister Micawber,
Thank you for your help with this sentence.
Regards,
TN
Thank you for your help with this sentence.
Regards,
TN
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