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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Which one is correct?

They returned the item to us after repair, but on checking, the problem persists.
They returned the item to us after repair, but on checking, item has
  

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The first one is correct. The second one seems incomplete.

  • The first one is correct.
  • The second one seems incomplete.
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The first one is correct.
The second one seems incomplete.
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Thank you for your reply.
Can I write the second sentence as follows.
They returned the item to us after repair, but on checking, item has found to have the problem again.
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The item was found, not has found.

But does the problem STILL exist, or does it exist AGAIN?
That is, was it not repaired at all, or was it repaired and it came back.
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They returned the item to us after repair, but on checking, item was found to have the problem again.

The sentence is not clear on who did the repair or who found the problem.
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AlpheccaStarsThey returned the item to us after repair, but on checking, the item was found to have the problem again.
AlpheccaStarsThe sentence is not clear on who did the repair or who found the problem.
Hi A/S.
I agree completely with your statement, but does that mak
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AvangiI agree completely with your statement, but does that make the sentence incorrect?
No, it is grammatically correct. But to communicate clearly and unambiguously is especially important in business English.

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