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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

"Confer"

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Kindly tell me whether this sentence is correct or not.

The company conferred the award of "Employee of the quarter" on John

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I'm not sure why "confer" would be used. If John received the award, I would say "The company gave the "Employee of the quarter" award to John".

— A Cornish Pasty

  • I'm not sure why "confer" would be used.
  • If John received the award, I would say "The company gave the "Employee of the quarter" award to John".
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I'm not sure why "confer" would be used.

If John received the award, I would say "The company gave the "Employee of the quarter" award to John".
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It is correct, but it's very formal. In that situation, it's more likely that the sentence would read along the lines of The company "Employee of the Quarter" award went to John.
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A Cornish Pasty
I'm not sure why "confer" would be used.

If John received the award, I would say "The company gave the "Employee of the quarter" award to John".

I'd write The company conferred the "Employee of the Quarter" award
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A Cornish Pasty
I'm not sure why "confer" would be used.

If John received the award, I would say "The company gave the "Employee of the quarter" award to John".

I'd write The company conferred the "Employee of the Quarter" award
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AnonymousHi

Kindly tell me whether this sentence is correct or not.

The company conferred the award of "Employee of the quarter" on John
The company conferred the "Employee of the Quarter" award on John.
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