Perform/carry out a range of accounting work

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Hi,Question:Any difference between using perform and using carry out?Sentence1:I am able to use Excel to perform a range of accounting work, such as, balance sheet analysis and audit tests.Sentence2:I am able to use Excel to carry out a range of accounting work, such as, balance sheet analysis and audit tests.Thanks

Mister Micawber · Accepted Answer

No, no real difference, but both are rather stuffy. And you have misplaced commas.

I am able to use Excel for many accounting tasks/applications such as balance sheet analysis and audit tests.

Uktous · Answer

Hi,

I know that usually there are no comma before and after "such as".

Is it incorrect to place comma before and/or after "such as"?

Thanks

Mister Micawber · Answer

It is a judgement call, uktous.  Think about how restrictive the examples seem and think about sentence flow.  Usually, no comma is needed.

Uktous · Answer

hi,

thank you for your reply

could you please give me an example sentence about placing comma before and after "such as"?

Ie,
XX xx xx xx xx , such as, xx, xx and xx,

Thanks

Mister Micawber · Answer

Here are a couple (+ explanation) from the [url=http://wordwise.typepad.com/blog/2007/08/such-as-it-is.html ]Word Wise website[/url]:

Use a comma before “such as” and “including” when the words that follow are an aside.

“We counsel clients in several communications areas, such as PR, advertising, and word-of-mouth marketing.” (The first part of that could stand alone as a logical sentence: “We counsel clients in several communications areas.”)

No comma is used before “such as” or “including” when a sentence wouldn’t make sense without the words that follow. In other words, the “such as” or “including” phrase is essential to the idea.

“Mushrooms such as the truffe blanche d'Alba are too expensive to be used daily.” Without the “such as” phrase the remaining sentence – “Mushrooms are too expensive to use daily” – doesn’t have the same meaning since not all mushrooms are too expensive to use daily, but in this case, only the truffe blanche d'Alba. (The Italian composer Rossini - "Barber of Seville," etc. - called white truffles "the Mozart of the mushroom world." Mozart, apparently, doesn't come cheap.)

Commas are not, not, not used after “such as” or “including.”

Right: “Esteban visited several countries in South America, including Argentina, Uruguay, and Peru.”
Wrong: “Esteban visited several countries in South America, including, Argentina, Uruguay, and Peru.”

Perform/carry out a range of accounting work

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