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김성현 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Notifies to the contrary

Dear teachers,


I saw a sample sentence in the textbook explaining "the Contracts" as follows:


"The contract may be extended for one more year unless either Party notifies to the contrary."


(1) My understanding is that "notify" is transitive, thus requires "objective". But there is none here.

So, I think this is not correct. What do you think of this?


(2) In addition, the phrase "to the contrary" is usually used behind "noun".

So "to the contrary" should be changed "on the contrary".


Could you please let me know your feedback on this?


Thanks and best regards,


David Kim

  

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(1) I agree with you. (2) It depends on how the rest of the sentence is revised. Overall, the sentence is poorly written.

— Clive

  • (1) I agree with you.
  • (2) It depends on how the rest of the sentence is revised.
  • Overall, the sentence is poorly written.
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(1) I agree with you.


(2) It depends on how the rest of the sentence is revised.


Overall, the sentence is poorly written.

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The original sentence is correct in the respects that you are asking about.

Even though dictionaries may lead you to believe that "notify" is always transitive, occasionally, in cases such as this, it may be intransitive.

"on the contrary" and "to the contrary" have different uses. "on the contrary" is used as a sentence or clause modifier, expressing that a statement disagrees wit

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