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Jiangyueming Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Sentence correction

Can I say "He has a clear goal and knows how to achive it step by step, a very potential leader in online education field in the future. " Thank you for replying!
  

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Hi. I would say : He has a clear goal and he knows how to achieve it gradually — a high-potential leader in the online-education field in the future.

— MIG

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  • I would say : He has a clear goal and he knows how to achieve it gradually — a high-potential leader in the online-education field in the future.
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Hi.
I would say :

He has a clear goal and he knows how to achieve it gradually — a high-potential leader in the online-education field in the future.
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Thanks. Why I can't leave out "he" and what's wrong with "step by step"?
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jiangyuemingwhat's wrong with "step by step"?
"step by step" is an adjective, but you need an adverb.
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jiangyueming Can I say "He has a clear goal and knows how to achive it step by step, a very potential leader in the online education field in the future. " Thank you for replying!
The part I have underlined is fine, except for the spelling of 'achieve'. I have suggested other changes.
You can't say 'a very potential leader. You cou
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jiangyuemingWhy I can't leave out "he"
You can.
jiangyueming"step by step"
Nothing.
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fivejedjon"step by step" Nothing.
Pardon me, Dose It mean that It is not wrong to say "step by step"?
What about "gradually"?
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Thank you! I will take your suggestions.
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gradually suggests slowly.

step by step suggests methodically.

Clive
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MIG"step by step" is an adjective, but you need an adverb.
Just a quick note to point out... The underlined is not an adjective. Since you know "gradually" is an adverb which you had suggested to replace "step-by-step", how could they be different in function? Another clue is to ask this question:
How will
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Thank you very much grammarfreak and Clive.
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