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TinaMr Posted 12 years ago
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Here is a sentence:
There is no chance of you getting the promotion after only two months working here, .... the great work you have done.
a. regardless
b. presuming
c. nevertheless
d. notwithstanding
I've checked that the correct answer is d: NOTWITHSTANDING. Though, I can't understand why it can't be c: NEVERTHELESS. To me, both answers fit.
Thank you!
There is no chance of you getting the promotion after only two months working here, .... the great work you have done.
a. regardless
b. presuming
c. nevertheless
d. notwithstanding
I've checked that the correct answer is d: NOTWITHSTANDING. Though, I can't understand why it can't be c: NEVERTHELESS. To me, both answers fit.
Thank you!
Top answer
"notwithstanding" is a preposition whose object is the noun phrase "the great work you have done". "nevertheless" is an adverb; it cannot modify a noun or noun phrase, or take a noun phrase as an object. This would be correct: There is no chance of you getting the promotion after only two months working here.
- "notwithstanding" is a preposition whose object is the noun phrase "the great work you have done".
- "nevertheless" is an adverb; it cannot modify a noun or noun phrase, or take a noun phrase as an object.
- This would be correct: There is no chance of you getting the promotion after only two months working here.
- Nevertheless, we recognise the great work you have done.
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"notwithstanding" is a preposition whose object is the noun phrase "the great work you have done". "nevertheless" is an adverb; it cannot modify a noun or noun phrase, or take a noun phrase as an object.
This would be correct:
There is no chance of you getting the promotion after only two months working here. Nevertheless, we recognise the great work you have done.
This would be correct:
There is no chance of you getting the promotion after only two months working here. Nevertheless, we recognise the great work you have done.
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Thank you again GPY!
There was a comma in the original sentence, not a full-stop. Does it mean that the initial phrase was not completely correct? Or even for the original sentence with comma, does "notwithstanding" fit better?
There was a comma in the original sentence, not a full-stop. Does it mean that the initial phrase was not completely correct? Or even for the original sentence with comma, does "notwithstanding" fit better?
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This is correct:
There is no chance of you getting the promotion after only two months working here, notwithstanding the great work you have done.
This is incorrect (grammatically impossible):
There is no chance of you getting the promotion after only two months working here, nevertheless the great work you have done.
This is incorrec
There is no chance of you getting the promotion after only two months working here, notwithstanding the great work you have done.
This is incorrect (grammatically impossible):
There is no chance of you getting the promotion after only two months working here, nevertheless the great work you have done.
This is incorrec
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