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Avid learner Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
To or of
Hi,
Set 1
1. Through our acceptance to you, we honour the pact
2. Through our resignation to you, we accord the agreement
3. Through our submission to you, we uphold the treaty
Set 2
4. Through our acceptance of you, we honour the pact
5. Through our resignation of you, we accord the agreement
6. Through our submission of you, we uphold the treaty
Are these two sets of sentences grammatically correct?
Thanks
A.L
Set 1
1. Through our acceptance to you, we honour the pact
2. Through our resignation to you, we accord the agreement
3. Through our submission to you, we uphold the treaty
Set 2
4. Through our acceptance of you, we honour the pact
5. Through our resignation of you, we accord the agreement
6. Through our submission of you, we uphold the treaty
Are these two sets of sentences grammatically correct?
Thanks
A.L
Top answer
Neither set is correct. Also, you cannot "accord" an agreement. What makes sense are the following: Through our acceptance of you, we honour the pact.
- Neither set is correct.
- Also, you cannot "accord" an agreement.
- What makes sense are the following: Through our acceptance of you, we honour the pact.
- Through our resignation to you, we show our accord with the agreement.
- Through our submission to you, we uphold the treaty.
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Neither set is correct. Also, you cannot "accord" an agreement. What makes sense are the following:
Through our acceptance of you, we honour the pact.
Through our resignation to you, we show our accord with the agreement.
Through our submission to you, we uphold the treaty.
"We" cannot "resign" or "submit" another person, but onl
Through our acceptance of you, we honour the pact.
Through our resignation to you, we show our accord with the agreement.
Through our submission to you, we uphold the treaty.
"We" cannot "resign" or "submit" another person, but onl
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Dr D's corrections are accurate, but I will add that the three sentences still sound like something out of the Feudal Age, not modern English.
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1. Through our acceptance of you, we honour the pact.
2. Through our acceptance to you, we honour the pact.
what is the diference between the two sentences? Are both of them correct?
2. Through our acceptance to you, we honour the pact.
what is the diference between the two sentences? Are both of them correct?
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What are they supposed to be saying, AL? Neither communicates anything to me.
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Country “A” is annexed by country “B”, formally through a
treaty. Hatred toward the presence and the rule of country “B” in country “A” remains high.
Country “B” accuses country “A” of instigating a new war,
thus breeching the treaty. These sentences are their defense against that
accusation. “You” refer to country “B”, “our” refer to country “A”.
However, I still d
treaty. Hatred toward the presence and the rule of country “B” in country “A” remains high.
Country “B” accuses country “A” of instigating a new war,
thus breeching the treaty. These sentences are their defense against that
accusation. “You” refer to country “B”, “our” refer to country “A”.
However, I still d
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Well, the whole vocabulary seems wrong to me, but it must be 'of', not 'to'..
1. Through our acceptance of your presence, we honour the pact.
1. Through our acceptance of your presence, we honour the pact.
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