which is correct?

[Nie]

Hello

Could anyone tell me which of the following is right?

A: The owners reported the engines lacked power and were slow to accelerate.

B: The owners reported that the engines lacked power and were slow to accelerate.

C: Stock prices showed a suddenly rising tendency.

D: Stock prices showed a sudden rising tendency.

E: Salt intake may lead to raised blood pressure in susceptible adults.

F: Salt intake may lead to raising blood pressure in susceptible adults.

Thanks

[Beeesneees]

A/B: Although both are acceptable I’d prefer the readability of B in this case. If A isn’t pronounced with the correct intonation it sounds strange.

C/D: D is usual. The tendency to rise was sudden.

E/F: E is correct. For F to work it would be ‘rising’ or ‘the raising of’

[Nie]

Please tell me which of these sentences are right.

1. I’m not easily undeterred. (Can “easily” be followed with an adjective)

2. A: The fact that he won the game is the logical result.
   B: The fact that he won the game is a logical result

3. A: My parents are undeterred to me.
   B: My parents are undeterred by me.

4. A: He has a logical reason about the problem.
   B: He has a logical reason for the problem.

5. A: This method is viable for the trouble.
   B: This method is viable to end the trouble.

6. I want to be a viable person. (Is this correct?)

7. If you restrain your feeling again and again, you will get amount of stress. (is this correct?)

8. A: I am required to submit my essay until 10 P.M.
   B: I am required to submit my essay by 10. P.M.

9. A: He has undeterred bravery.
   B: He is brave and undeterred.

10. A: Don’t criticize a different culture until you know the real reason.
    B: Don’t criticize a culture different from yours until you know the real reason.

11. A: She is very logical and reasonable person.
    B: She is a very logical and reasonable person.
    C: She is very logical and a reasonable person.

12. A: Although policemen attacked the people against that campaign, the people were undeterred.
    B: Although the policemen attacked the people against that campaign, the people were undeterred.
    C: Although the policemen attacked the people who are against that campaign, the people were undeterred.

Thanks a lot

[Beeesneees]

1. would make more sense if you used ‘deterred’
   I am not easily deterred / I am not easily discouraged/put off doing something.

2 A and B could be correct according to context.

3 doesn’t make sense.

4B or you might mean ‘He has a logical way to resolve the problem.’

5. I wouldn’t use either.
   This method is a viable way of solving the problem.

6 doesn’t make sense.

7 If you restrain your feelings again and again, you will suffer a certain amount of stress / you will become stressed.

8B

9B

10. Both could be correct.

11 B and C could be correct, but not A

12 A and B could be correct.
12C could be correct if you used ‘who were against’ OR if you used ‘are undeterred’.

[Nie]

Thank you B

I have more sentences though that I need help with. Which of them are correct?

1. He is prestigious at music. (is this sentence correct? Can we use prestigious to describe a person? Personally, the sentence sounds odd to me.)

2. A: He is only a prestigious artist who I knew.
   B: He is the only prestigious artist who I’ve known.
   C: He is the only well-known artist who I’ve known.

3. The European market has always illusive for U.S. (Does this make sense?)

4. A: On the entertainment for clients, he is a prestigious man.
   B: When it comes to entertaining clients, he is a prestigious man.

5. A: As you join my company, you have to know a fundamental knowledge about plastic paint. (is is okay to say know knowlege?)
   B: As you join my company, you have to acquire a fundamental knowledge
   about plastic pain.

6. A: Your boyfriend has a narrow mind.
   B: Your boyfriend is narrow-minded.

7. I can’t find her drawback. (Can we use drawback to describe a person’s weakness?)

8. A: The music that you sang is fantastic.
   B: The song that you sang is fantastic.
   C: The song that you sang was fantastic.

9. A: Every Sunday is fantastic for students.(Is this correct?)

10. A: He caught the train by a narrow margin. (Does this make sense?)

11. A: The major drawback of the car is cost.
    B: The major drawback of the car is the cost.

Thank you so much. I’ve learned a lot from you. You have no idea how much I’ve appreciated your help. I wish I could thank you more than I can say.

[Beeesneees]

1. 'He is a prestigious musician.

2. He is the only prestigious artist I’ve ever known.

3. doesn’t make sense. Possibly you mean:
   The European market has always been elusive for US companies.

4B though we wouldn’t usually use ‘prestigious’ with something such as entertaining clients. It usually rekates to having a high status in the arts, academia, etc.

5. As you are joining my company, you will have to develop/acquire a fundamental knowledge about plastic paint.
   As you have joined my company, you will now need to develop/acquire a fundamental knowledge about plastic paint.

6B

7. It would be highly unusual.

8 B and C are acceptable.
The music that you played is/was fantastic.

9. It’s acceptable.

10. It makes sense. In this case, it refers to a narrow time margin. He only just got there in time.

11. Both are used.

[Allifathima]

1. Stock prices showed a sudden rising tendency.
2. Stock prices showed a sudden rising trend.
   Which of the two sentences is more appropriate?

[Beeesneees]

Sentence 2 is more likely to be correct.

A ‘trend’ is a pattern/general direction
A ‘tendency’ is a general inclination, so it doesn’t match as well with a singular occurrence as indicated by the use of ‘sudden’.

[Nie]

Thanks for the help B

Kindly go over the following sentences as well.

1. A: After the accident, he begins to change to the man of conscience.
   B: After the accident, he begins to change to a man of conscience.

2. A: If you feel nervous too much, you’d better take a downer.
   B: If you feel too nervous, you’d better take a downer.
   C: If you feel too much nervousness, you’d better take a downer.

3. A demented woman comes across the road. (Is the usage of come across correct in this sentence?)

4. A: The doctor injected a downer to her.
   B: The doctor injected a downer into her.

Thanks a lot

[Beeesneees]

1. “a” would be better there, but the sentence sounds stilted. Is this what you are trying to say?
   After the accident, he became more conscientious.

2B… though I’m not sure I agree with the advice!

3 The usage is right if you mean she walks across the road towards you.

4B ‘into’ would be the right preposition, but to my knowledge ‘a downer’ can only be used to describe a pill. not drugs in an injectable form.

[Nie]

Thanks B

Please take a look at the following sentences as well and tell me which one is right.

1. A: She always pretends as if she is a queen.
   B: She always pretends as if she were/was a queen.

2. I suppose many situations that associate with my test result. (Does this make sense?)

3. You have to be careful about bogus money. (Is this correct? Personally, it sounds odd to me.)

4. A: The focus of the argue is publishing the name of the evaded person.
   B: The focus of the argument is publish the name of the evader.
   C: The focus of the argument is whether or not to publish the name of the evader.

5. A: I found out that this money is bogus.
   B: I’ve found out that this money is bogus.

6. A: I supposed he is the suspect of the murder case.
   B: I supposed he was the suspect of the murder case.

7. A: All I have to do now is focusing on studying.
   B: All I have to do now is to focus on studying.

8. A: The judge said that the legal system was totally a travesty or a joke.
   B: The judge said that the legal system was a total travesty or a joke.

9. A: The tiger was captive, so he turned nasty.
   B: The tiger was taken captive, so he turned nasty.

Thanks

[Beeesneees]

1B using ‘were’ is the best option, though most naturally ‘She always pretends to be a queen’ or ‘she always acts as if she were a queen’ would be usual.
2 doesn’t make sense.
3 is correct informally/colloquially. bogus money = counterfeit money.
4C
5A would require ‘that money was bogus’. 5B is appropriate.
6A would require ‘suppose he is’. 6B is correct.
7B
8B
9A means he turned nasty because he had spent time in captivity. 9B means he turned nasty because of the action of being taken captive. Logically, B would be more likely.

[Zerade]

Dear Mr. Torsten,
Please can you tell me next: Can we name the members of the Forum- " Forumers"
I hope, somebody will be answer to me.
zerade

[Beeesneees]

It’s up to you if you wish to call them that as a sort of nickname, but it is not a standard expression.

[Nie]

Thanks B

I have more sentences that I need help with. Please help me out again.

1. A: Nowadays, I’m changing to be a jealous person.
   B: Nowadays, I’m changing into a jealous person.

2. A: When the people are greedy, the world has been chaotic.
   B: When people are greedy, the world has been chaotic.
   C: When people are greedy, the world becomes chaotic.

3. My company’s rules are too chaotic. (Is this correct?)

4. A: You must prove this tentative theory for you presentation.
   B: You must prove this tentative theory during your presentation.

Thank you so much. I wish I could thank you enough.

[Beeesneees]

1B

2C

3 - it sounds a strange term to use but isn’t grammatically incorrect.

4B