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Bironda2010jp Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

What does this sentence mean?

I have some trouble with understanding what this sentence means:

Each year they apply in the thousands to hundreds of agencies which organize volunteer placements.

(full text: last sentence of the 2nd paragraph
http://www.transitionsabroad.com/publications/magazine/9909/why_volunteer_overseas.shtml )

I would like to ask you :

1. who does "they" stand for?
--I suppose it's "volunteers", but is this correct?

2. what does "apply in the thousands to hundreds of agencies" mean?
--is this mean "apply to so much agencies (to get a volunteer job)"?

Thank you in advance.
  

Top answer

I cannot open your link, but I may be able to help. 1. 'They' has to refer to a group of people already mentioned: here I suspect it's a group of volunteers.

— Philip

  • I cannot open your link, but I may be able to help.
  • 1.
  • 'They' has to refer to a group of people already mentioned: here I suspect it's a group of volunteers.
  • 2.
  • Many, many people (several thousand, even) apply to many agencies (several hundred).
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I cannot open your link, but I may be able to help.

1. 'They' has to refer to a group of people already mentioned: here I suspect it's a group of volunteers.

2. Many, many people (several thousand, even) apply to many agencies (several hundred).
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they refer to the people before. I am also an English learner and try this (HNHSoft) English dictionary which may hepl you.
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Sorry about the link.
This link must work.

Anyways, thank you for your help. That's very helpful.
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"they" refer to those volunteers. They apply to take part in the activities organized by those agencies.
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