"` `" <[email protected]> wrote: > The Chief Executive Officer met with the Board of Directors to consider the > possibility of a hostile takeover attempt by a competitor and *how they > would have to respond to deal with them*. > > a. how they would have to respond to deal with them > > b. how to deal with them if action would become necessary > > c. what action would be required for dealing with such an event > > * d. what action would be necessary to deal with such an event* > > e. the necessity of taking action in order to deal with it > > Doubt: Why is "d" the correct answer? Why can't "c" be the answer when both > are grammatically correct?
FWISW, because the situation called more for action (keeping competitors at bay by use of force) than for gentle persuasion (talking competitors out of taking over their cherished business). --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Correct my English" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/correct-my-english -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
