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Jacky77 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Need help.

I feel quite confused by the following sentences. Which one of them is more appropriate?

1. I have never achieved an agreement with your company on that matter.
2. I have never achieved an agreement on that matter with your company.

Please note the position of "with your company" in the above sentences.
Or can they be use interchangeably?

Thanks.
  

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Hi Jacky. Welcome to English Forums. Such modifying prepositional phrases can be used in various positions-- anywhere is alright as long as they stay reasonably near the referent (here, 'agreement') and do not confuse the reader.

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  • Hi Jacky.
  • Welcome to English Forums.
  • Such modifying prepositional phrases can be used in various positions-- anywhere is alright as long as they stay reasonably near the referent (here, 'agreement') and do not confuse the reader.
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  • I have never achieved an agreement with your company on that matter.
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Hi Jacky. Welcome to English Forums.

Such modifying prepositional phrases can be used in various positions-- anywhere is alright as long as they stay reasonably near the referent (here, 'agreement') and do not confuse the reader.

1. I have never achieved an agreement with your company on that matter.
2. I have never achieved an agreement on that matter with your company.
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Many thanks for you prompt reply. I greatly appreciate it.
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Actually, I would use "I have never reached an agreement on that matter with your company". I think that would be all right.

CJ
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Come to think of it, 'come to' an agreement would also be O.K. Very similar to 'reach'.
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