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Fyr3fox Posted 16 years ago
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The advancing work on xyz is undertaken by a,b,c.

Please check the underlined word-combination usage.. Is that formal ?
  

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The advancing work on xyz is undertaken by a,b,c. It's okay by me. " You don't usually undertake something which is already underway.

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  • The advancing work on xyz is undertaken by a,b,c.
  • It's okay by me.
  • " You don't usually undertake something which is already underway.
  • Of course like many passive structures, yours could be interpreted as "to be" plus adjective complement.
  • That is, "undertaken" describes what kind of work this advancing work is.
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The advancing work on xyz is undertaken by a,b,c.

It's okay by me. As a collocation, it's similar to "the ongoing work."

The only problem I have is with the tense of "to undertake." I'd be inclined to use the progressive, "is being undertaken."

You don't usually undertake something which is already underwa
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Thank you.. problem is solved, I will replace 'undertaken'
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Hi,

Are you sure you don't mean by a, b and c?

Or is a,b,c a single entity?

Clive
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a,b,c.. was included to represent One or more PERSONS.
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Hi,



Then say by a, b and c.

eg by Tom, Fred and Harry.



Clive
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