http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishGrammarQuestions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here.enCSMOD (Build: 3273.32735)http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowEffective/kkxh/post.htm#52265Wed, 27 Oct 2004 02:54:37 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:52265CalifJim1http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowEffective/kkxh/post.htm#52265http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-52265.xmlHi, Mr. M! <br /> <br />"how effective it is to raise awareness"? Different meaning from the other two, isn't it? <br /> <br />As always, disagree if you must! <img src="/emoticons/emotion-1.gif" alt="Smile [:)]" /> <br /> <br />Take care, <br />Jimhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/HowEffective/kkmp/post.htm#52239Tue, 26 Oct 2004 23:35:58 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:52239Mister Micawber1http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowEffective/kkmp/post.htm#52239http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-52239.xml<br />'The committee has met to determine <STRONG>how effective the newsletter is for raising awareness within the division</STRONG>.' <br /> <br />This is a relative clause, the object of the verb 'determine'; as such, it assumes the normal S-V sentence word order. Or, you can think of it as an indirect question: the 'original' question would have been 'how effective is the newsletter?' <br /> <br />'You don't know how much I've missed you.' <br />'I have no idea how long I'll live.' <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowEffective/kkmr/post.htm#52224Tue, 26 Oct 2004 21:29:43 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:52224ritinha2http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowEffective/kkmr/post.htm#52224http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-52224.xmlThanks Mister ... <br />But why does "newsletter" come first? I thought that "how" should be followed by the verb ("is" - in this case). <br />I´m confused ... I know :( I need help! <br />http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowEffective/kkjc/post.htm#52175Tue, 26 Oct 2004 14:34:53 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:52175Mister Micawber3http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowEffective/kkjc/post.htm#52175http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-52175.xml<br />Sorry, Guest, none are quite right: the prepositions are all possible, but the 'is' is misplaced. Here, let me fix them: <br /> <br />1) To determine how effective <STRONG>the newsletter is</STRONG> for raising awareness within the division <br />2) To determine how effective <STRONG>the newsletter is</STRONG> in raising awareness within the division <br />3) To determine how effective <STRONG>the newsletter is</STRONG> to raise awareness within the division <br /> <br /> <br />And they are not sentences yet: they require something like: <br /> <br />'<STRONG>The committee has met</STRONG> to determine how effective the newsletter is for raising awareness within the division.' <br /> <br />http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowEffective/kkhz/post.htmTue, 26 Oct 2004 13:09:46 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:52144Guest4http://www.englishforums.com/English/HowEffective/kkhz/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-52144.xmlWhich sentence should be used ... If any? Could you help me, pleae? <br /> <br />1) To determine how effective is the newsletter for raising awareness within the division <br />2) To determine how effective is the newsletter in raising awareness within the division <br />3) To determine how effective is the newsletter to raise awareness within the division <br /> <br />Thanks, <br />Pat