Delighted by the reported earnings for the first quarter of the fiscal year, it was decided by the company manager to give her staff a raise.
A) it was decided by the company manger to give her staff a raise
B) the decision of the company manger was to give her staff a raise
C) the company manager decided to give her staff a raise
D) the staff was given a raise by the company manager
E) a raise was given to the staff by the company manager
OA C
Hi Experts ,
Can you please advise that in OA HER refer to what? Because I guess there is no referent, so I come this is correct?
Please explain.
Many thanks in advance.
SJ
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The referent here is "the company manager."jain2016 wrote:Delighted by the reported earnings for the first quarter of the fiscal year, it was decided by the company manager to give her staff a raise.
A) it was decided by the company manger to give her staff a raise
B) the decision of the company manger was to give her staff a raise
C) the company manager decided to give her staff a raise
D) the staff was given a raise by the company manager
E) a raise was given to the staff by the company manager
OA C
Hi Experts ,
Can you please advise that in OA HER refer to what? Because I guess there is no referent, so I come this is correct?
Please explain.
Many thanks in advance.
SJ
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This is largely a question of active voice vs passive voice.jain2016 wrote:Delighted by the reported earnings for the first quarter of the fiscal year, it was decided by the company manager to give her staff a raise.
A) it was decided by the company manger to give her staff a raise
B) the decision of the company manger was to give her staff a raise
C) the company manager decided to give her staff a raise
D) the staff was given a raise by the company manager
E) a raise was given to the staff by the company manager
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