T tufguy VIP Member Joined Feb 4, 2014 Location India Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Hindi Home Country India Current Location India Mar 28, 2024 #1 Sam is a sales person. Today he got two orders from two of his clients. Both of these orders worth 1000 dollars. Are my sentences correct?
Sam is a sales person. Today he got two orders from two of his clients. Both of these orders worth 1000 dollars. Are my sentences correct?
T Tarheel VIP Member Joined Jun 16, 2014 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Mar 28, 2024 #2 tufguy said: Sam is a sales person. Today he got two orders from two of his clients. Both of THEM WERE worth 1000 dollars. Are my sentences correct? Click to expand... Do you mean he got one order from two separate clients (for a total of two)? P.S. You could also say that both of them ARE worth $1000. (It happened today.) Last edited: Mar 28, 2024
tufguy said: Sam is a sales person. Today he got two orders from two of his clients. Both of THEM WERE worth 1000 dollars. Are my sentences correct? Click to expand... Do you mean he got one order from two separate clients (for a total of two)? P.S. You could also say that both of them ARE worth $1000. (It happened today.)
T Tarheel VIP Member Joined Jun 16, 2014 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Mar 28, 2024 #3 Perhaps: Sam got an order from Bob and an order from Bill-- each for $1000. Last edited: Mar 28, 2024
T tufguy VIP Member Thread starter Joined Feb 4, 2014 Location India Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Hindi Home Country India Current Location India Mar 28, 2024 #4 Tarheel said: Perhaps: Sam got an order from Bob and an order from Bill-- each for #1000. Click to expand... We can't use "worth" here. Am I correct? What is the reason?
Tarheel said: Perhaps: Sam got an order from Bob and an order from Bill-- each for #1000. Click to expand... We can't use "worth" here. Am I correct? What is the reason?
Skrej VIP Member Joined May 11, 2015 Member Type English Teacher Native Language English Home Country United States Current Location United States Mar 28, 2024 #5 No, 'worth' is fine. The problem was that you didn't have a verb in the 2nd sentence. You need some form of the 'be' verb there.
No, 'worth' is fine. The problem was that you didn't have a verb in the 2nd sentence. You need some form of the 'be' verb there.
T Tarheel VIP Member Joined Jun 16, 2014 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Mar 28, 2024 #6 @tufguy I fixed the error in my post. (I should have checked to make sure that it was right.)