Verbs problem

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In many grocery and drugstore chains, sales people ( which are ) employed by the vendor merchandise straighten stock.

why it's written as 'employed' sentence above?Is it because the word in the bracket implied?

why it should appear as supplying, in... ing form? not supply?

Avangi · Accepted Answer

Evo25In many grocery and drugstore chains, sales people ( which are ) employed by the vendor merchandise straighten stock.

why it's written as 'employed' sentence above?Is it because the word in the bracket implied?

why it should appear as supplying, in... ing form? not supply? These are two different questions, right?

You should give an example of "supplying." The two uses have practically nothing to do with each other.

They are employed by the vendor.

People (who are) employed by the vendor are overpaid. Yes. the bracketed words are understood.

These sentences are in passive voice. "Are employed" is the passive verb structure.

If you wish to transform it to active voice, it would be something like:
In many cases, the vendor employs the sales people who straighten stock in the markets.

The vendor employs sales people who also straighten stock on the shelves.

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The vendors are supplying the people who straighten the stock.
This is active voice, present continuous tense.

The sales people are supplied by the vendor. This is passive voice.

The vendors supply the people who straighten the stock. This is active voice, simple present tense.

CalifJim · Answer

Evo25In many grocery and drugstore chains, sales people ( which are ) employed by the vendor merchandise straighten stock.

why it's written as 'employed' sentence above?Is it because the word in the bracket implied?

why it should appear as supplying, in... ing form? not supply?Your example is faulty. You don't even have the word supplying in the example. Please be more accurate in copying the words of the sentence you want comments on.

CJ

Evo25 · Answer

I have made a mistake. The actual sentence should be like this:

In many grocery and drugstore chains, sales people ( which are ) employed by the vendor supplying merchandise straighten stock.

Why it should appear as supplying, in... ing form? not supply

CalifJim · Answer

This is the analysis I come up with:

In many grocery and drugstore chains,

{sales people ( ~~which~~ who are ) employed by the vendor (who is) supplying merchandise}

straighten stock.
______

I think that may answer your question.

CJ

Avangi · Answer

Evo25 Why it should appear as supplying, in... ing form? not supply

Actually, the sales people do supply the merchandise, in a manner of speaking.
So it would be okay to say, "In many grocery and drugstore chains, sales people employed by the vendor [both] supply the merchandise and straighten the stock." (simple present tense)

But that is not exactly the information which the writer wants to give us.

"Vendor" is often another name for "supplier." There are usually many different "wholesale" companies providing products to the retail chains. Sometimes the salesman and the delivery guy are two different people. Sometimes both jobs are done by the same person.
For example, the guy who brings the bread usually places it on the shelves, placing the old stuff in front so it will be sold first. He tries to keep the shelves looking attractive so people will buy more. He may even decide how much new product should be added.

So the salesman works for the vendor, or the wholesaler - not for the retail store.
But there are so many vendors! Which one does he work for?
The writer tells us: for the one who supplies the stuff which the salesman is straightening up.

Give this to the guy in the parade.
Which one?
The guy carrying the flag!

I work for the vendor!

Which vendor?
The one supplying this merchandise.

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