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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

Verb order

Can someone please tell me which is correct?

Practicing issue handling can improve representatives' abilities to identify quickly and handle effectively potential obstacles during a sales call.

Practicing issue handling can improve representatives' abilities to quickly identify and effectively handle potential obstacles during a sales call.

Practicing issue handling can improve representatives' abilities to identify quickly and effectively handle potential obstacles during a sales call.
  

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This is not a question of verb order, but of adverb placement. All of your sentences are acceptable. I like the second one best, although all are somewhat awkward in context.

— Mister Micawber

  • This is not a question of verb order, but of adverb placement.
  • All of your sentences are acceptable.
  • I like the second one best, although all are somewhat awkward in context.
  • -- Issue handling practice can help sales representatives quickly identify and effectively handle obstacles during a call .
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This is not a question of verb order, but of adverb placement. All of your sentences are acceptable. I like the second one best, although all are somewhat awkward in context. Why don't you try to be more direct and less wordy?--

Issue handling practice can help sales representatives quickly identify and effectively handle obstacles during a call.
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