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Pokh Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Through/For

1.Nubia was the principal corridor through which cultural influences were transmitted between Black Africa and the Mediterranean basin.

2.Nubia was the principal corridor through for the transmitting of cultural influences between Black Africa and the Mediterranean basin.

Guys..

Which one is correct? Is there any difference between above two sentences?

Please clarify
  

Top answer

#2 is not possible, with its two consecutive prepositions.

— Mister Micawber

  • #2 is not possible, with its two consecutive prepositions.
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#2 is not possible, with its two consecutive prepositions.
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Sorry it was a typo.. The second sentence is without through

Nubia was the principal corridor for the transmitting of cultural influences between Black Africa and the Mediterranean basin.
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Then it is OK, but awkward; it needs other work. Choose one of these:

Nubia was the principal corridor for transmitting cultural influences between...


Nubia was the principal corridor for the transmission of cultural influences between...
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Mister MicawberThen it is OK, but awkward; it needs other work. Choose one of these:

Nubia was the principal corridor for transmitting cultural influences between...
Should n't it be The transmitting? Basically, Preposition are to be followed by Noun... So if I used transmitting how could one differentiate whether it is used as ver
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The whole clause is the object of the preposition (transmitting...basin). 'Transmitting' is a nonfinite verb form in that sentence.
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