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Nessie000 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
'You should take the board through various...'?
Hi,
Please have a look at this:
You should take the board through various scenarios, using clear numbers to show what the new performance measures should be in different conditions and how management’s reward may be affected if stock market conditions do not improve. You may discuss the dilemma confronting the board if management performs better than does the relevant competition yet the price of your company's stock declines.
=> Do you think 'what' should be replaced with 'that'?
=> Does the bold part mean that company's management performs better than the management of rival companies?
Many thanks,
Nessie.
Please have a look at this:
You should take the board through various scenarios, using clear numbers to show what the new performance measures should be in different conditions and how management’s reward may be affected if stock market conditions do not improve. You may discuss the dilemma confronting the board if management performs better than does the relevant competition yet the price of your company's stock declines.
=> Do you think 'what' should be replaced with 'that'?
=> Does the bold part mean that company's management performs better than the management of rival companies?
Many thanks,
Nessie.
Top answer
#1-- No! It cannot be done. #2-- Yes-- if they perform better but still their stock prices drop.
- #1-- No!
- It cannot be done.
- #2-- Yes-- if they perform better but still their stock prices drop.
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#1-- No! It cannot be done.
#2-- Yes-- if they perform better but still their stock prices drop.
#2-- Yes-- if they perform better but still their stock prices drop.
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Thank you very much, MM.
<#1-- No! It cannot be done.>
But I still don't understand this. I think 'that' is OK there while if 'what' is used, there is a sense of interrogation...
<#1-- No! It cannot be done.>
But I still don't understand this. I think 'that' is OK there while if 'what' is used, there is a sense of interrogation...
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Thank you very much, MM
However I'm still not very clear about that. 'to show how...' is all right, but 'to show what...' is not, because that question can't be answer, can it? In a question beginning with 'what', 'what' stand for the subject or the object ('what is that?' => subject; 'what can you do?' => object). But in this case it doesn't need a subject to be the answer (becaus
However I'm still not very clear about that. 'to show how...' is all right, but 'to show what...' is not, because that question can't be answer, can it? In a question beginning with 'what', 'what' stand for the subject or the object ('what is that?' => subject; 'what can you do?' => object). But in this case it doesn't need a subject to be the answer (becaus
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nessie, the word "what" can serve more than one function.
It can be a "question" word (What are you wearing tonight? What do you think we should do?) But that is not the only way it is used.
Let's take a more simple example:
Here is what you need.
She is always telling me what I should do!
Let's make it longer:
It can be a "question" word (What are you wearing tonight? What do you think we should do?) But that is not the only way it is used.
Let's take a more simple example:
Here is what you need.
She is always telling me what I should do!
Let's make it longer:
- I think I know what y
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That definitely does, Barb. Sorry I misinterpret the meaning so I thought 'what' was wrong there +_+
Anyway, thank you soooo.... much
Anyway, thank you soooo.... much
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