That-relative (with be) vs Comma?
A business will focus on those activities that are likely to generate a surplus.
A business will focus on those activities, likely to generate a surplus.
Is the second somewhat impossible? Does it sound like the business will focus on, and thus it may generate a surplus?
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Hi, I would not say your second sentence is impossible. However, #1 does seem different in meaning from #2 in my opinion. A business will focus on those activities that are likely to generate a surplus.
- Hi, I would not say your second sentence is impossible.
- However, #1 does seem different in meaning from #2 in my opinion.
- A business will focus on those activities that are likely to generate a surplus.
- Meaning: I think that paraphrasing is redundant here.
- It means exactly what it says.
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Hi,
I would not say your second sentence is impossible. However, #1 does seem different in meaning from #2 in my opinion.
A business will focus on those activities that are likely to generate a surplus.
Meaning: I think that paraphrasing is redundant here. It means exactly what it says.
A business will
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