Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Ad hoc travel plans
English is not my native language and so I am struggling with formulating this sentence, particularly those capitalized words.
Therefore, I strongly advise against any ad hoc travel plans WHICH/THAT assume I will be in London.
Therefore, ad hoc travel plans must not assume THAT I will be in Sheffield all of the time.
Could you formulate a better sentence than these two?
Therefore, I strongly advise against any ad hoc travel plans WHICH/THAT assume I will be in London.
Therefore, ad hoc travel plans must not assume THAT I will be in Sheffield all of the time.
Could you formulate a better sentence than these two?
Top answer
Are you sure the word "ad hoc" conveys your intended meaning? Do you mean "impromptu"? "that" is more definitive.
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Are you sure the word "ad hoc" conveys your intended meaning? Do you mean "impromptu"?
"that" is more definitive.
"that" is more definitive.
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You are right. From the list of sentences below, which one best conveys meaning? I am struggling with those capitalized words. Are those prepositions unnecessary?
Therefore, I strongly advise against THE CREATION of impromptu travel plans without knowing OF my location beforehand.
Therefore, I strongly advise against impromptu travel plans without know
Therefore, I strongly advise against THE CREATION of impromptu travel plans without knowing OF my location beforehand.
Therefore, I strongly advise against impromptu travel plans without know
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Therefore, I strongly advise against any your making impromptu travel plans without knowing where I will be.
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Thank you! But now you have confused me. 'Any your making'. Which tense or grammatical rule does this come from?
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Oh, I beg your pardon. I mistyped.
Therefore, I strongly advise against your making any impromptu travel plans without knowing where I will be.
Therefore, I strongly advise against your making any impromptu travel plans without knowing where I will be.
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I am still confused. 'your making any...' Which tense is this?
Would any of those sentences I suggested also suffice? Your suggestion might be difficult to understand by some, including me.
Would any of those sentences I suggested also suffice? Your suggestion might be difficult to understand by some, including me.
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AnonymousI am still confused. 'your making any...' Which tense is this?It is not any tense. It is a gerund. Gerunds are -ing verbs used as a noun, as in:
Smoking is bad for you.
Many doctors advise jogging for 20 minutes each morning.
Your singing is too loud. It hurts my ears.
My neighbor objects to my dog's contin
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