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Grammarian-bot Posted 19 years ago
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Please check these sentences

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  1. 00These functions are increasingly being outsourced to other corporations 01b01font00that/who02font00 02b00can perform the activities better or more cost effectively.02li
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  2. 00The effect has been to increase the number of companies involved in satisfying consumer 01b00demand01font00,02font02b00 while reducing management control of daily logistics operations. (Do we need a comma after demand)02li
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  3. 00The purpose of supply chain management is to improve trust and collaboration among supply chain 01b00partners02b01font00,02font00 thus improving inventory visibility and improving inventory velocity. (Do we need a comma after partners)02li
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  4. 00It is best to have a moderator who will take no one’s side; a person who is a friend of both of you. (The last pronoun "you" doesn't sound correct)02li
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  5. 00This is the final and most probably the last chance for you to think that is that what you want. (Do we need a question mark here. Also is the stracture of the sentence is correct)02li
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0Hi,02br 01ol 02br 01li 01font 00These functions are increasingly being outsourced to other corporations 01b 00that 02b 00can perform the activities better or more cost-effectively. 02font 02br 01li 01font 00The effect has been to increase the number of companies involved in satisfying consumer 01b 00demand,02b 00 while reducing management control of daily logistics operations. (Do we need a comma after demand) 02font 00A comma will change the meaning.

— Clive

  • 0Hi,02br 01ol 02br 01li 01font 00These functions are increasingly being outsourced to other corporations 01b 00that 02b 00can perform the activities better or more cost-effectively.
  • 02font 02br 01li 01font 00The effect has been to increase the number of companies involved in satisfying consumer 01b 00demand,02b 00 while reducing management control of daily logistics operations.
  • (Do we need a comma after demand) 02font 00A comma will change the meaning.
  • With a comma, the following clause realtes to the 'effect'.
  • 02br 01li 01font 00The purpose of supply chain management is to improve trust and collaboration among supply chain 01b 00partners02b 00, thus improving inventory visibility and inventory velocity.
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0Hi,02br
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  1. 01font00These functions are increasingly being outsourced to other corporations 01b00that 02b00can perform the activities better or more cost-effectively. 02font02br
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  2. 01font00The effect has been to increase the number of companies
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0 Need further help with these two.01blockquote
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0 WOW! that was great. Can you tell me how this sentence changes its form with and without comma so that I could know it as a general rule.02br
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01font01font00The effect has been to increase the number of companies involved in satisfying consumer demand01b00, 02b00while reducing management control of daily logistics operations.02font00 02font02br
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0 Thank You Clive. I myself don't like to learn thousands of rules since it's not easy to remember them all. Also there are many exceptions where many rules dopn't apply. So, it's better to rely more on reading that rote memorization. 02br
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0 we sang the song america,the beautiful in music class 0-
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01b00 We02b00 sang the song01b01i00 02i00"America the Beautiful"01i00 02i02b00in music class. 0-
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