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Concerning clauses - Is this a grammatically correct sentence?

 
 
Reply Wed 3 Apr, 2013 07:52 am
* The company's revenue for 2013 was $x, a 25% increase over 2012.

Should this be edited into 2 sentences, the second part put inside ( ), or something else? I can't find a rule anywhere that explains joining dependent clauses without a conjunction of some kind, but I often see it in reports or in news articles. Any help is much appreciated.
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dalehileman
 
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Reply Wed 3 Apr, 2013 12:05 pm
@beerbaron,
Well Beer to me it looks perfectly ok without

I am impressed by your determination to learn English, a very difficult tongue
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JTT
 
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Reply Wed 3 Apr, 2013 01:18 pm
@beerbaron,
Quote:
* The company's revenue for 2013 was $x, a 25% increase over 2012


This is actually,

The company's revenue for 2013 was $x, which was a 25% increase over 2012.

'which was' has been dropped, which is very natural for English.
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PUNKEY
 
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Reply Wed 3 Apr, 2013 02:04 pm
The company's revenue for 2013 was $x, a 25% increase over 2012.

There's nothing wrong with your sentence. Main parts are:

revenue / was / $X

The clause "a 25% . . . 2012" " modifies (explains) $X.

Doubtful
 
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Reply Wed 3 Apr, 2013 02:19 pm
@PUNKEY,
@ JTT and Punkey

Your answers raised a question: in formal writing, does the clause need to have a reference to revenue?

The company's revenue for 2013 was $x, a 25% increase over that of 2012.

Something like, "The sales of tomatoes increased, but that of bananas fell." Can I say, "The sales of tomatoes increased, but bananas fell?"
contrex
 
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Reply Wed 3 Apr, 2013 03:43 pm
@Doubtful,
Doubtful wrote:
"The sales of tomatoes increased, but that of bananas fell."


'Sales' are plural, so you would need 'those', not 'that'.
InfraBlue
 
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Reply Wed 3 Apr, 2013 03:50 pm
@Doubtful,
Doubtful wrote:
Can I say, "The sales of tomatoes increased, but bananas fell?"


It's a bit unclear.

Better, "The sales of tomatoes increased, but fell for bananas."

Also, in your question the question mark goes outside of the parenthesis, otherwise it would seem as if you were quoting a question within your question.
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Doubtful
 
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Reply Wed 3 Apr, 2013 04:57 pm
@contrex,
Interesting. I thought sales was singular: sales manager, sales engineer, sales strategy, etc., and the "s" was to distinguish from sale (selling at reduced prices).
contrex
 
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Reply Thu 4 Apr, 2013 10:12 am
@Doubtful,
Doubtful wrote:

Interesting. I thought sales was singular: sales manager, sales engineer, sales strategy, etc., and the "s" was to distinguish from sale (selling at reduced prices).


In that sense it is used as a the name of a department or section of a business, and is a noncountable noun. Sales of tomatoes or whatever are clearly countable, otherwise how would we know they increased?

Also a sale can be a low-cost selling event but its more usual common meaning is simply a transaction in which something is sold. The seller makes a sale and the buyer makes a purchase.

English is not your first language, I think?


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PUNKEY
 
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Reply Fri 5 Apr, 2013 06:16 am
You have changed your original question.

By inserting the word "but" (connecting conjunction) you must create two complete thoughts.

He likes pizza, but I like pasta.

Sales for tomatoes are good, but banana sales fell by 25%.

Even if you leave out the second "sales," it it implied.
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