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Pkr Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

With a progressive disease like diabetes

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Does the meaning of the following sentence:
The economic worth of these undertakings to a business is difficult to gauge with a progressive disease like diabetes. 
equal to
With a progressive disease like diabetes,it is difficult to gauge the economic worth of these undertakings to a business?

Thank you. 
  

Top answer

Yes, and I rather prefer the latter: it is clearer.

  • Yes, and I rather prefer the latter: it is clearer.
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Yes, and I rather prefer the latter: it is clearer.
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Thank you, MM.

So do you think "gauge" in the original sentence is transitive or intransitive?
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'Gauge' is a transitive verb.

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