easy to (be) measure(d)

I am afraid you are mistaken; only fragment (2) is correct.

Are they sentences or phrases? Sentences end with full stops (periods) not with ellipses. An ellipsis in printing and writing refers to the row of three full stops (... or . . . ) or asterisks (***) indicating an intentional omission.

Sentence (1) closely resembles the following correct phrase:-

Performance may be easily measured in some workplaces...

Please note that an ellipsis is used instead of a full stop (period) and not in addition.

I presume the ellipsis at the end of each sentence is intended to convey that some text has been omitted e.g. "Performance may be easy to measure in some workplaces, and difficult [to measure] in others."

easy to (be) measure(d)
Actually, both examples are correct, but the first one is awkward to the max.

BTW, I suspect that the ellipsis at the end of each segment may have been meant to replace quotation marks, which would make each one a complete sentence in itself.

Re: easy to (be) measure(d)


I think that when we are answering Yoong Liat's questions, sometimes the meaning of the word "correct" gets wrenched and strained somewhat. I mean, one can easily concoct phrases and sentences which might be "grammatically" correct but which nobody actually ever uses.

Thanks, Contrex.