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Uktous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Means / , meaning
Hi,
Question:
This sentence is written by a native English speak.
However, I think "means" has grammatical mistake.
I think ", meaning" should be used.
Agree?
Sentence:
It was a natural choice to apply to ABC Bank as employment with one of the world's leading international banks means exposure to the complete spectrum of products across numerous sectors.
Ie, rewrite as
...... international banks, meaning exposure to the..........................
Thanks
Question:
This sentence is written by a native English speak.
However, I think "means" has grammatical mistake.
I think ", meaning" should be used.
Agree?
Sentence:
It was a natural choice to apply to ABC Bank as employment with one of the world's leading international banks means exposure to the complete spectrum of products across numerous sectors.
Ie, rewrite as
...... international banks, meaning exposure to the..........................
Thanks
Top answer
The rewrite is wrong. (it should be "means")
- The rewrite is wrong.
- (it should be "means")
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"The rewrite is wrong. (it should be "means")"
Why?
It was a natural choice to apply to ABC Bank as employment with one of the world's leading international banks means exposure to the complete spectrum of products across numerous sectors.
Do you treat the red p
Why?
It was a natural choice to apply to ABC Bank as employment with one of the world's leading international banks means exposure to the complete spectrum of products across numerous sectors.
Do you treat the red p
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I consider the red part a part of a sentence. It's certainly not a noun/noun phrase.
To answer why "means" is correct and "meaning" is wrong try to understand the following examples
1. Employment with ABC means a lot of work.
"Means" joins the subject part of the sentence (Employment with ABC) with the object part (a lot of work).
2. Employment with ABC can ha
To answer why "means" is correct and "meaning" is wrong try to understand the following examples
1. Employment with ABC means a lot of work.
"Means" joins the subject part of the sentence (Employment with ABC) with the object part (a lot of work).
2. Employment with ABC can ha
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The part you've highlighted in red is not a single noun phrase. In the above sentence, the word 'as' is functioning as a subordinating conjunction. There should probably be a comma before it. You could, if you wanted to, replace 'as' with the word 'because'.
'Employment with one of the world's leading international banks' is the subject of the verb 'means'.
'Means' is used in the sen
'Employment with one of the world's leading international banks' is the subject of the verb 'means'.
'Means' is used in the sen
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Hi,
It was a natural choice to apply to ABC Bank, because employment with one of the world's leading international banks means exposure to the complete spectrum of products across numerous sectors.
Thank you.
I misread the sentence.
The original sentence is misleading and not clear enough.
It was a natural choice to apply to ABC Bank, because employment with one of the world's leading international banks means exposure to the complete spectrum of products across numerous sectors.
Thank you.
I misread the sentence.
The original sentence is misleading and not clear enough.
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