Through, across
1. You can only achieve success through hard work.
2. Communicating well upwards, downwards and laterally, John has managed expectations across the program and ensured that all projects remain oriented towards the program objective.
In each sentence, does "through hard work" and "across the program" modify the verb "achieve" and "managed"?
Am I right?
And are both sentences 1 and 2 correct English?
Top answer
Hi 1 and 2 are correct English. In sentence 1, I'd say 'through hard work' is modifying 'achieve'. With the modifying phrase in 2, I'm not so sure: First - To what extent has John managed?
- Hi 1 and 2 are correct English.
- In sentence 1, I'd say 'through hard work' is modifying 'achieve'.
- With the modifying phrase in 2, I'm not so sure: First - To what extent has John managed?
- - He has managed across the program.
- Or second - What expectations has John had to deal with?
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Hi
1 and 2 are correct English. In sentence 1, I'd say 'through hard work' is modifying 'achieve'.
With the modifying phrase in 2, I'm not so sure:
First - To what extent has John managed?
- He has managed across the program.
Or second - What expectations has John had to deal with?
- Oh, expectations right across the program.
My ear tells me that the
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