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Inchoateknowledge Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
two pps in one sentence
Consumer spending has decreased as a result of tax rises have begun to hit home.
Is it not wrong grammatically?
I have been reading it out loud and sounds to me bad.
How about this:
As a result of tax rises have begun to hit home, consumer spending is decreasing.
Is it not wrong grammatically?
I have been reading it out loud and sounds to me bad.
How about this:
As a result of tax rises have begun to hit home, consumer spending is decreasing.
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As a result of tax increases that have begun to hit home, consumer spending has decreased. Consumer spending has decreased as a result of of tax increases that have begun to hit home. Which do you want to emphasize?
- As a result of tax increases that have begun to hit home, consumer spending has decreased.
- Consumer spending has decreased as a result of of tax increases that have begun to hit home.
- Which do you want to emphasize?
- The decrease in spending, or the tax increases as the culprit?
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As a result of tax increases that have begun to hit home, consumer spending has decreased.
Consumer spending has decreased as a result of of tax increases that have begun to hit home.
Which do you want to emphasize? The decrease in spending, or the tax increases as the culprit?
Consumer spending has decreased as a result of of tax increases that have begun to hit home.
Which do you want to emphasize? The decrease in spending, or the tax increases as the culprit?
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The emphasis I wanna place on the decrease of consumer spending.
As a result of tax rises having begun to hit home, consumer spending is decreasing.
As a result of tax rises having begun to hit home, consumer spending is decreasing.
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InchoateknowledgeThe emphasis I wanna place on the decrease of consumer spending.I'd prefer "As a result of tax rises beginning to hit home, consumer spending is decreasing."
As a result of tax rises having begun to hit home, consumer spending is decreasing.
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Grammar GeekAs a result of tax increases that have begun to hit home, consumer spending has decreased.I still think that tax increases, not tax rises, is the phrase you want.
Consumer spending has decreased as a result of of tax increases that have begun to hit home.
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Hi,
If you don't want to speak of 'tax increases', you should say 'tax raises' rather than 'tax rises'.
Best wishes, Clive
If you don't want to speak of 'tax increases', you should say 'tax raises' rather than 'tax rises'.
Best wishes, Clive
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