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Evo25 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Try/trying
Advertising is designed to motivate people to act (which is ) involved try/trying to persuade people to make a purchase.
Is the word in the bracket implied? which one is the proper answer ?
Is the word in the bracket implied? which one is the proper answer ?
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Is the overall sentence structure correct here? It seems such a strange construction to me. Shouldn't it be something like the following?
- Is the overall sentence structure correct here?
- It seems such a strange construction to me.
- Shouldn't it be something like the following?
- Advertising is designed to motivate people to act, which involves trying to persuade people to make a purchase.
- Kind regards Dokterjokkebrok
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Is the overall sentence structure correct here? It seems such a strange construction to me.
Shouldn't it be something like the following?
Dokterjokkebrok
Shouldn't it be something like the following?
- Advertising is designed to motivate people to act, which involves trying to persuade people to make a purchase.
Dokterjokkebrok
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Hi,
I agree with what has already been said. Your original sentence makes no sense, no matter which of the two words in bold you choose.
Clive
I agree with what has already been said. Your original sentence makes no sense, no matter which of the two words in bold you choose.
Clive
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Evo25Advertising is designed to motivate people to act (which is ) involved try/trying to persuade people to make a purchase.This needs some help. I would split it into two sentences.
Advertising is designed to motivate people to act.
It involves trying to persuade people to make a purchase.
CJ
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