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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
'to have been' or 'for being'?(Q) URGENT ANSWER(CJ not allowed to answer)
Which is correct?
Congratulations to American Nation to have been awarded a much-needed win to bring the smile on their faces.
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Congratulations to American Nation for being awarded a much-needed win to bring the smile on their faces.
Scenario was:
American team won the match, and I want to congratulate the American.
P.S. Please explain me in grammatical terms. I shall be very thankful to you. Emotion:
Congratulations to American Nation to have been awarded a much-needed win to bring the smile on their faces.
OR
Congratulations to American Nation for being awarded a much-needed win to bring the smile on their faces.
Scenario was:
American team won the match, and I want to congratulate the American.
P.S. Please explain me in grammatical terms. I shall be very thankful to you. Emotion:
Top answer
I suggest something like this instead: Congratulations to the American team for the win that brought a smile to their faces.
- I suggest something like this instead: Congratulations to the American team for the win that brought a smile to their faces.
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I suggest something like this instead:
Congratulations to the American team for the win that brought a smile to their faces.
Congratulations to the American team for the win that brought a smile to their faces.
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There are a lot of problems here.
"American Nation" sounds like the name of a team. I would never have guess you meant the team representing the USA.
You make it sound like the judges awarded the game to them so they would smile.
Congratulations to the American team on your win. I hope this put smiles on your faces.
"American Nation" sounds like the name of a team. I would never have guess you meant the team representing the USA.
You make it sound like the judges awarded the game to them so they would smile.
Congratulations to the American team on your win. I hope this put smiles on your faces.
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Thank you so much Barbara and Mister.
Just last follow-up question:
I want to join the two sentences.
1) Congratulations to XYZ person.
(Why? Because,)
2) ABC team(to whom XYZ was supporting) won the match that brought a smile on their(his/her) face.
I am naive, so please bear me for a while. I hope you won't mind.
Just last follow-up question:
I want to join the two sentences.
1) Congratulations to XYZ person.
(Why? Because,)
2) ABC team(to whom XYZ was supporting) won the match that brought a smile on their(his/her) face.
I am naive, so please bear me for a while. I hope you won't mind.
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AnonymousI just want to join the above sentences.Why is that?
AnonymousPlease clarify me where my two sentences are wrongYou should be able to judge that yourself by comparing your original with our suggestions and noting the differences. Generally,I suspect that you are casting the phrasings of your native language direc
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Thanks for the help. I think my little brother did not convey it in a quintessential way. Haha
Have a nice day.
Have a nice day.
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