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Stenka25 Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
The Agreement problem
The Agreement problem
The sentence below comes from Managing Organizational Behavior By Ronald R. Sims.
https://books.google.co.kr/books?id=NUhNEWv_aokC&pg=PA21&dq=%22balance+of+work+and+family+and+leisure+and%22&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22balance%20of%20work%20and%20family%20and%20leisure%20and%22&f=false
In addition, more and more people express concern about the appropriate balance of work and family and leisure and other aspects of their lives.
This sentence has three 'and's itself.
As far as I am concerned it seems to say balance of work and family, and balance of leisure and other aspects of their lives.
(Am I right?)
If I am right, is it a better choice to put a comma before 'and leisure' so that the agreement in the sentence be evident.
Is my line of thought OK with you?
Wish for your replies.
Regards.
The sentence below comes from Managing Organizational Behavior By Ronald R. Sims.
https://books.google.co.kr/books?id=NUhNEWv_aokC&pg=PA21&dq=%22balance+of+work+and+family+and+leisure+and%22&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22balance%20of%20work%20and%20family%20and%20leisure%20and%22&f=false
In addition, more and more people express concern about the appropriate balance of work and family and leisure and other aspects of their lives.
This sentence has three 'and's itself.
As far as I am concerned it seems to say balance of work and family, and balance of leisure and other aspects of their lives.
(Am I right?)
If I am right, is it a better choice to put a comma before 'and leisure' so that the agreement in the sentence be evident.
Is my line of thought OK with you?
Wish for your replies.
Regards.
Top answer
I interpret it this way. In addition, more and more people express concern about the appropriate balance of work, family, leisure and other aspects of their lives.
- I interpret it this way.
- In addition, more and more people express concern about the appropriate balance of work, family, leisure and other aspects of their lives.
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I interpret it this way.
In addition, more and more people express concern about the appropriate balance of work, family, leisure and other aspects of their lives.
In addition, more and more people express concern about the appropriate balance of work, family, leisure and other aspects of their lives.
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I see it as the balance of (1) work and family and (2) leisure and other aspects, i.e., between the essential and the non-essential parts of life.
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Stenka25As far as I am concerned it seems to say balance of work and family, and balance of leisure and other aspects of their lives.I agree that that is probably the intention.
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fivejedjonThree interpretations so far. Any more opinions?I guess we can probably say that it is hopelessly ambiguous!
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Thanks a lot as always, Clive.
Thanks a lot as always, fivejedjon.
Thanks a lot as always, GPY.
Thanks you all.
Thanks a lot as always, fivejedjon.
Thanks a lot as always, GPY.
Thanks you all.
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