during the course of which

English translation: yes

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English term or phrase:	during the course of which
Selected answer:	yes
Entered by:	Crystal Samples

17:02 Nov 28, 2007

English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Human Resources

English term or phrase: during the course of which

"It is for this reason that XXXX will organize a 3-day seminar for all the top managers, during the course of which various instructional methods will be used."

Is this correct grammar???

Crystal Samples KudoZ activity Questions: 376 (7 open) (7 without valid answers) (17 closed without grading) Answers: 157 United States
Local time: 17:47

yes

Explanation:
Absolutely fine.

Selected response from:

Mark Berelekhis
United States
Local time: 18:47

Grading comment

Thanks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED

5 +10

yes

Mark Berelekhis

4 +7

It's correct grammar, but why "the course of"?

Jack Doughty

Answers

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +10

yes

Explanation:
Absolutely fine.

Mark Berelekhis
United States
Local time: 18:47
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Native in Russian

Russian,

Native in English

English
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

Marie-Hélène Hayles: yes, it's perfectly correct, although "during which" is equally correct and avoids redundancy.//It's a matter of style - I hate redundancy and avoid it at all costs! Others prefer a more flowery style.

2 mins

-> Thank you, Marie. I reckon it's because the seminar is 3 days, and 'during' or 'over the course of which' kind of stretches it out, in a good way. Myself, I'd use 'over the course of which.'

agree

Mehmet Hascan: It’s perfectly correct as it is, though it seems a bit wordy and redundant.

12 mins

-> Thank you, Mehmet. You're with Jack then :)

agree

1 hr

-> Thank you, Claire.

agree

Sinead --: I actually like Jack's answer too, but the question was whether the grammar was correct and it is.

2 hrs

-> Thank you, Sinead.

agree

Sophia Finos (X)

5 hrs

-> Thank you, Sophia.

agree

Cilian O'Tuama: perfectly correct

1 day 10 hrs

-> Thank you, Cilian.

agree

1 day 20 hrs

-> Thank you, V.

agree

2 days 2 hrs

-> Thank you, ARTES.

agree

Alfa Trans (X)

4 days

-> Thank you, Marju.

agree

orientalhorizon

5 days

-> Thank you, oriental.

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4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +7

It's correct grammar, but why "the course of"?

Explanation:
"During which" would mean exactly the same.

Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:47
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 46

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