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To date, the company has 3 times imported rubber from Thailand during the year 1999 and 2000.

Is there any grammar mistake?

2007-09-05 05:01:42 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference Words & Wordplay

6 answers

I would write it as

To date, the company has imported rubber from Thailand three times during the years 1999 and 2000.

The word order sounds better that way.
Note the plural on years.
Also, numbers of ten and less are usually spelled out in a formal document.

Edit:
I didn't pay much attention to the "To date" part.

If your intent is to say that up to the year 2007, the company has imported rubber only in the years 1999 and 2000, then keep the wording as I suggested, but place a comma after the word times.

If the year 2000 is the last date for which you have data, then "to date" is superfluous and should be omitted.

2007-09-05 05:08:30 · answer #1 · answered by dogsafire 7 · 2 0

The company has not imported rubber from Thailand since it was done three times during the years 1999 and 2000.

This gets rid of the 'To date...'

2007-09-05 14:24:58 · answer #2 · answered by MJ MCK 4 · 0 0

Do you need the expression "to date" if you have the years?

I would say: The company has imported rubber three times from Thailand during the years 1999 to 2000.

2007-09-05 12:11:12 · answer #3 · answered by True Blue Brit 7 · 0 0

The word order should change. Here's a suggestion:

Between 1999-2000, the company had imported rubber three times from Thailand.

or

The company imported rubber three times from Thailand between 1999 and 2000.

You cannot say, "To date..." then say, "between 1999-2000". That is a contradiction. Also, the order in which your words are presented are a little too confusing.

2007-09-05 12:10:22 · answer #4 · answered by Vonnie 2 · 0 0

Yes there is grammar mistake.
To date means to this present time or year in this case.

'The company has improrted rubber three times from Thialand since the year 1999 to date'.

2007-09-05 12:35:07 · answer #5 · answered by suzy 2 · 0 0

I agree with dogsafire

2007-09-05 12:10:13 · answer #6 · answered by tippy30 1 · 0 0

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