program approved by the 28th legislature culminated in the November general election

[hhtt21]

"A massive tax and governmental reform program approved by the 28th legislature culminated in the November general election."

I would like to ask that did the program approved finished after general election or it is the result of the general election?

Thank you.

Source:
https://books.google.com.tr/books?i...ved=0ahUKEwjW3PPvxafNAhVFJpoKHbPaAMQQ6AEIHDAA

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

You're right, the sentence is confusing. "Culminated in" means "resulted in" or "ended in" or "came to a final conclusion in." A program doesn't result in an election.

I read your clipping. To answer your question: a group of reforms were proposed by lawmakers and then approved by voters. Instead of "culminated," it should say "approved."

 

[hhtt21]

You're right, the sentence is confusing. "Culminated in" means "resulted in" or "ended in" or "came to a final conclusion in." A program doesn't result in an election.

I read your clipping. To answer your question: a group of reforms were proposed by lawmakers and then approved by voters. Instead of "culminated," it should say "approved."

But the approve is already in use in the sentence as "program approved by ..."


Thanks

 

[SoothingDave]

It doesn't make sense to me. The program did not result in an election. The program may have been ratified or approved by the general public in the election. It didn't "culminate" in an election.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

Well, if the election was to ratify the program, then the drawing up of the program surely culminated in the election.

All the campaigning on the Brexit issue will culminate in the referendum on 23 June.

That's a fair point, although I'd still like it better if it said that the campaign culminated or the effort culminated. The idea of the program itself culminating doesn't read as well for me.

 

[teechar]

This is a test. I'm trying to open the thread.
[Edit: it worked!]

 

[Tdol]

It does.

 

[hhtt21]

You're right, the sentence is confusing. "Culminated in" means "resulted in" or "ended in" or "came to a final conclusion in." A program doesn't result in an election.

I read your clipping. To answer your question: a group of reforms were proposed by lawmakers and then approved by voters. Instead of "culminated," it should say "approved."

Why do you call it as "clipping" ? Clipping means the article cut out from a magazine or newpaper etc this isn't it just a "link" ?

Thank you.