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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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Which is better?
Thousands of jobs will be created as part of a multi-million pound plan announced by the government to build five new housing estates.
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Thousands of jobs will be created as part of a multi-million pound plan to build five new housing estates announced by the government.
Which is better?
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Thousands of jobs will be created as part of a multi-million pound plan to build five new housing estates announced by the government.
Which is better?
Top answer
I prefer the first version. Placing the word ‘announced’ close to ‘plan’ makes it more clear. In the second version, ‘announced by the government’ sounds like an afterthought.
- I prefer the first version.
- Placing the word ‘announced’ close to ‘plan’ makes it more clear.
- In the second version, ‘announced by the government’ sounds like an afterthought.
- I would also add a comma following ‘created’ and following ‘government’.
- It puts ‘jobs’ and ‘build’ in a main clause.
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I prefer the first version. Placing the word ‘announced’ close to ‘plan’ makes it more clear. In the second version, ‘announced by the government’ sounds like an afterthought.
I would also add a comma following ‘created’ and following ‘government’. It puts ‘jobs’ and ‘build’ in a main clause.
I would also add a comma following ‘created’ and following ‘government’. It puts ‘jobs’ and ‘build’ in a main clause.
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AnonymousWhich is better?The plan was announced by the government, not the estates, so I'd go with the first one as written.
CJ
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