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Re: sentences 3

Avangi — Fri, 09 May 2008 01:17:58 GMT

1. Yes. I think "the" should be capitalized in "The Continental" (sp). I think, a comma after "weather."

2. Technically, no, but no one will know what you're talking about. We'd probably say, "a long bus trip" or "a long trip by rail." If you wish to complain about the duration rather than the distance, "The trip was interminable," or "The trip seemed to take forever."

3. He'd be called "the driver" or "the limo driver." "I'm the limo driver from The Continental." (So you met Ahmed?) I think "concierge" is European, or used by places that wish to seem European. If he felt like introducing himself, he'd probably say, "I'm Ahmed." (He's a terrible driver.)

Edit. I'm thinking "concierge" takes the definite article, like "the desk clerk," even though in a large hotel there may be more than one.

Re: monomial choicing topic

oneota — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 04:26:03 GMT

1. Well, A would seem to say that the act of find was done in a surprising manner. But if you separated it with commas, then it would be okeh. I wouldn't say B, but it doesn't sound entirely wrong, either.

2. Yes, the word "prosperity" shouldn't have a definite article unless there is context or a continuation of the sentence to justify it.

Re: Sentence strucutre

Cool Breeze — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 09:55:47 GMT

Hi Awence

The sentence is less than perfect to me as well. It begins with a subordinate clause introduced with a causal for and the next clause begins with and, a coordinating conjunction. After these comes yet another subordinate clause, a relative clause introduced by whose. There is no main clause in the sentence!

What's more, if the speaker wants to use an indefinite article (a) with wall before the relative clause, the comma should be omitted. Using a is justified by the relative clause, though. The simplest way to make the sentence acceptable would be to leave out for at the beginning, which would render the first clause a main clause.

Re: 1. definite articles - 2. dash and comma ?

Tanit — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 20:48:31 GMT

Thanks, Barbara. I felt there was a problem with "not only... but also..."
However, he has already sent our abstract (today was the deadline - mmh, or "the deadline was today"?).
What's more, he didn't send my final version, and left all the "thes" and that comma after the dash
Well, if they accept the abstract, I'm going to change it as soon as possible!

Re: 1. definite articles - 2. dash and comma ?

Grammar Geek — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:08:48 GMT

Tanit, the "not only" and "but also" are not followed by parallel structures.

identified with not only X but also Y

identified not only with X but also with Y

not only identified with X but also VERB ...

Re: 1. definite articles - 2. dash and comma ?

Tanit — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:09:56 GMT

YL & ET, thank you both!

Re: 1. definite articles - 2. dash and comma ?

English Toolbox Co. — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 05:35:34 GMT

I would delete all except the final article "the"; and definitely remove the comma following the dash, which is unnecessary and wrong. The "not only" is good. The final product is:

These people should not only be identified with the set of stakeholders who define the system of strong interests tied to land use and transformation â and who design and implement regional planning policies â but also with formal and informal organizations through which citizens may eventually focus and express their requirements, aspirations, needs and expectations, concerning the present and future organization of the urban space.

Re: 1. definite articles - 2. dash and comma ?

Yoong Liat — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 04:10:24 GMT

Hi Tanit

These people should not only be identified with the set of the stakeholders who define the system of the strong interests tied to land use and transformation â and who design and implement the regional planning policies â, but also with formal and informal organizations through which citizens may eventually focus and express their requirements, aspirations, needs and expectations, concerning the present and future organization of the urban space.

These people should not only be identified with the set of the stakeholders who define the system of the strong interests tied to land use and transformation, and who design and implement the regional planning policies, but also with formal and informal organizations through which citizens may eventually focus and express their requirements, aspirations, needs and expectations, concerning the present and future organization of the urban space.

The dash should not be followed by a comma. If you removed the dashes, you would have to replace them with commas.

1. definite articles - 2. dash and comma ?

Tanit — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 13:45:35 GMT

Hi!
I am coauthoring an article. My co-author wrote this sentence:

I'm not quite sure about all those articles I've highlighted. Should I delete them? (I think so). I'd also move that "not only" (which is meant to modify "the set," not "identifies") and the whole sentence would read:

These people should be identified not only with the set of stakeholders who define the system of strong interests tied to land use and transformation â and who design and implement regional planning policies â, but also with formal and informal organizations through which citizens may eventually focus and express their requirements, aspirations, needs and expectations, concerning present and future organization of the urban space.

However, his English is far better than mine, so I thought I'd better look for your advice before editing.

Also, how about "â,"? (I know it's a matter of style, but ... are there any guidelines I can refer to?)

Thank you in advance!

Re: articles for a general statement purpose

myprofe — Sat, 02 Dec 2006 18:03:04 GMT

There are two things to consider when deciding to put a comma in those situations.

There are many reasons to take an umbrella when it's raining.

There are many things to consider when deciding to buy a house.

There's absolutely no reason to use the definite article in these sentences.