Dear Seniors,
Please guide me as to which sentence is correct:
- "Get Dussehra mailer made from the agency"
or
- "Get Dussehra mailer to be made from the agency."
In my opinion, the first one is correct, but my colleague told me that grammatically, it is incorrect and that it should be the second one. Please help me.
Thanks,
Ravita
From India, Mumbai
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15Please guide me as to which sentence is correct:
- "Get Dussehra mailer made from the agency"
or
- "Get Dussehra mailer to be made from the agency."
In my opinion, the first one is correct, but my colleague told me that grammatically, it is incorrect and that it should be the second one. Please help me.
Thanks,
Ravita
From India, Mumbai
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Dear Ravita,
It depends on the context of the sentence. We do not know that. However, following are the options:
a) Get me/him Dussehra mailer made by the agency (This sentence implies that the mailer is already made, and now you are asking someone to get it).
b) Get the Dussehra mailer that is made by the agency (This sentence implies that you have more than one mailer, and you are asking if the agency has made it. However, we need to add the subjunctive "that" here).
c) Get the Dussehra mailer that is to be made from the agency (This sentence implies that the mailer is under preparation. However, in this sentence we also have to add "that," which was missing in your sentence).
d) Get the Dussehra mailer that the agency has made OR Get the Dussehra mailer that the agency will make OR Get the Dussehra mailer that the agency is making (In this sentence, active voice is used to avoid confusion. This is irrespective of the tense of the sentence. You got confused because of the passive voice. Use active voice as far as possible).
In both of your sentences, you missed the emphatic article "the" as well.
Other senior members can also give their views.
Ok...
DVD
From India, Bangalore
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It depends on the context of the sentence. We do not know that. However, following are the options:
a) Get me/him Dussehra mailer made by the agency (This sentence implies that the mailer is already made, and now you are asking someone to get it).
b) Get the Dussehra mailer that is made by the agency (This sentence implies that you have more than one mailer, and you are asking if the agency has made it. However, we need to add the subjunctive "that" here).
c) Get the Dussehra mailer that is to be made from the agency (This sentence implies that the mailer is under preparation. However, in this sentence we also have to add "that," which was missing in your sentence).
d) Get the Dussehra mailer that the agency has made OR Get the Dussehra mailer that the agency will make OR Get the Dussehra mailer that the agency is making (In this sentence, active voice is used to avoid confusion. This is irrespective of the tense of the sentence. You got confused because of the passive voice. Use active voice as far as possible).
In both of your sentences, you missed the emphatic article "the" as well.
Other senior members can also give their views.
Ok...
DVD
From India, Bangalore
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Hi DVD,
What I mean is, "I want to send an email to the marketing department from the HR department requesting a Dussehra mailer, which is usually created by professional agencies for the marketing department.
Now, please let me know the correct sentence.
Thanks,
Ravita
From India, Mumbai
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What I mean is, "I want to send an email to the marketing department from the HR department requesting a Dussehra mailer, which is usually created by professional agencies for the marketing department.
Now, please let me know the correct sentence.
Thanks,
Ravita
From India, Mumbai
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Dear Ravita,
You can write to the marketing department that "every year we hire the services of a marketing agency to prepare the mailer for Dussehera celebrations. Please hire the marketing agency for the preparation of the mailer for this year as well."
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DVD
From India, Bangalore
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You can write to the marketing department that "every year we hire the services of a marketing agency to prepare the mailer for Dussehera celebrations. Please hire the marketing agency for the preparation of the mailer for this year as well."
Ok...
DVD
From India, Bangalore
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