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Rishonly Posted 20 years ago
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"Short-term objectives provide much more specific guidance for what is to be done, a clear delineation of impending actions needed, which helps translate vision into action."
(1) In the above sentence, does 'a clear delineation...needed' refer to 'guidance'?
(2) What is the antecedent of ’which’? Delineation? Or guidance?
(1) In the above sentence, does 'a clear delineation...needed' refer to 'guidance'?
(2) What is the antecedent of ’which’? Delineation? Or guidance?
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1. " refer to the same thing. I read it as "...
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- " refer to the same thing.
- I read it as "...
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- Since both delineation and guidance refer to essentially the same thing, both "guidance" and "delineation" can be considered antecedents of "which".
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1. I would not say that "a clear delineation ..." refers to "guidance", but rather that "a clear delineation ..." is an explanation of what "guidance" is, and therefore both "guidance" and "a clear delineation ..." refer to the same thing. I read it as "... guidance for what is to be done, that is, a clear delineation of ..."
2. Since both delineation and guidance
2. Since both delineation and guidance
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