What is the best wording for a sentence with two present participles?
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The sentence I'm correcting reads: Thank you for considering supporting our gala...
What is the best way to re-phrase this?
"Thank you for considering to support..."?
verbs present-participle
asked Apr 22 at 16:30
Tricia RobertsTricia Roberts
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The sentence I'm correcting reads: Thank you for considering supporting our gala...
What is the best way to re-phrase this?
"Thank you for considering to support..."?
verbs present-participle
asked Apr 22 at 16:30
Tricia RobertsTricia Roberts
693
Welcome to EL&U. The rest of the sentence would probably give the context necessary for an answer.
– Cascabel
Apr 22 at 17:08
Thank you. To abbreviate, the sentence would read: Thank you for considering supporting our gala.
– Tricia Roberts
Apr 22 at 17:21
It's not something that would normally be said with any type of phrasing. Typically, it would be thank you for your consideration or thank you for your support, and the context would be known. The active question form would be Would you like to support X? or Would you consider supporting X? As I've never heard the combination of the two words in this way (in any form), both phrasings sound equally odd to me.
– Jason Bassford
Apr 22 at 17:28
Thank you for your gala-support consideration sounds better to me. But that's relative.
– Jason Bassford
Apr 22 at 17:31
1
i don't think there's anything wrong with the sentence as it is
– Toothrot
Apr 22 at 17:35
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The sentence I'm correcting reads: Thank you for considering supporting our gala...
What is the best way to re-phrase this?
"Thank you for considering to support..."?
verbs present-participle
asked Apr 22 at 16:30
Tricia RobertsTricia Roberts
693
The sentence I'm correcting reads: Thank you for considering supporting our gala...
What is the best way to re-phrase this?
"Thank you for considering to support..."?
verbs present-participle
verbs present-participle
asked Apr 22 at 16:30
Tricia RobertsTricia Roberts
693
asked Apr 22 at 16:30
Tricia RobertsTricia Roberts
693
edited Apr 22 at 17:22
Tricia Roberts
asked Apr 22 at 16:30
Tricia RobertsTricia Roberts
693
asked Apr 22 at 16:30
Tricia RobertsTricia Roberts
693
asked Apr 22 at 16:30
Tricia RobertsTricia Roberts
693
693
Welcome to EL&U. The rest of the sentence would probably give the context necessary for an answer.
– Cascabel
Apr 22 at 17:08
Thank you. To abbreviate, the sentence would read: Thank you for considering supporting our gala.
– Tricia Roberts
Apr 22 at 17:21
It's not something that would normally be said with any type of phrasing. Typically, it would be thank you for your consideration or thank you for your support, and the context would be known. The active question form would be Would you like to support X? or Would you consider supporting X? As I've never heard the combination of the two words in this way (in any form), both phrasings sound equally odd to me.
– Jason Bassford
Apr 22 at 17:28
Thank you for your gala-support consideration sounds better to me. But that's relative.
– Jason Bassford
Apr 22 at 17:31
1
i don't think there's anything wrong with the sentence as it is
– Toothrot
Apr 22 at 17:35
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show 2 more comments
Welcome to EL&U. The rest of the sentence would probably give the context necessary for an answer.
– Cascabel
Apr 22 at 17:08
Thank you. To abbreviate, the sentence would read: Thank you for considering supporting our gala.
– Tricia Roberts
Apr 22 at 17:21
It's not something that would normally be said with any type of phrasing. Typically, it would be thank you for your consideration or thank you for your support, and the context would be known. The active question form would be Would you like to support X? or Would you consider supporting X? As I've never heard the combination of the two words in this way (in any form), both phrasings sound equally odd to me.
– Jason Bassford
Apr 22 at 17:28
Thank you for your gala-support consideration sounds better to me. But that's relative.
– Jason Bassford
Apr 22 at 17:31
1
i don't think there's anything wrong with the sentence as it is
– Toothrot
Apr 22 at 17:35
Welcome to EL&U. The rest of the sentence would probably give the context necessary for an answer.
– Cascabel
Apr 22 at 17:08
Welcome to EL&U. The rest of the sentence would probably give the context necessary for an answer.
– Cascabel
Apr 22 at 17:08
Thank you. To abbreviate, the sentence would read: Thank you for considering supporting our gala.
– Tricia Roberts
Apr 22 at 17:21
Thank you. To abbreviate, the sentence would read: Thank you for considering supporting our gala.
– Tricia Roberts
Apr 22 at 17:21
It's not something that would normally be said with any type of phrasing. Typically, it would be thank you for your consideration or thank you for your support, and the context would be known. The active question form would be Would you like to support X? or Would you consider supporting X? As I've never heard the combination of the two words in this way (in any form), both phrasings sound equally odd to me.
– Jason Bassford
Apr 22 at 17:28
It's not something that would normally be said with any type of phrasing. Typically, it would be thank you for your consideration or thank you for your support, and the context would be known. The active question form would be Would you like to support X? or Would you consider supporting X? As I've never heard the combination of the two words in this way (in any form), both phrasings sound equally odd to me.
– Jason Bassford
Apr 22 at 17:28
Thank you for your gala-support consideration sounds better to me. But that's relative.
– Jason Bassford
Apr 22 at 17:31
Thank you for your gala-support consideration sounds better to me. But that's relative.
– Jason Bassford
Apr 22 at 17:31
1
1
i don't think there's anything wrong with the sentence as it is
– Toothrot
Apr 22 at 17:35
i don't think there's anything wrong with the sentence as it is
– Toothrot
Apr 22 at 17:35
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The sentence is about right. They are not yet committed to supporting the gala but you would like them to. This is reason to thank them for considering.
For rephrasing it may be enough to say; Thank you for your support of our gala. By assuming their support you may get them to provide it. If you leave in considering they will be reminded of reasons they have not to support it.
answered Apr 22 at 17:31
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The sentence is about right. They are not yet committed to supporting the gala but you would like them to. This is reason to thank them for considering.
For rephrasing it may be enough to say; Thank you for your support of our gala. By assuming their support you may get them to provide it. If you leave in considering they will be reminded of reasons they have not to support it.
answered Apr 22 at 17:31
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The sentence is about right. They are not yet committed to supporting the gala but you would like them to. This is reason to thank them for considering.
For rephrasing it may be enough to say; Thank you for your support of our gala. By assuming their support you may get them to provide it. If you leave in considering they will be reminded of reasons they have not to support it.
answered Apr 22 at 17:31
ElliotElliot
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The sentence is about right. They are not yet committed to supporting the gala but you would like them to. This is reason to thank them for considering.
For rephrasing it may be enough to say; Thank you for your support of our gala. By assuming their support you may get them to provide it. If you leave in considering they will be reminded of reasons they have not to support it.
answered Apr 22 at 17:31
ElliotElliot
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The sentence is about right. They are not yet committed to supporting the gala but you would like them to. This is reason to thank them for considering.
For rephrasing it may be enough to say; Thank you for your support of our gala. By assuming their support you may get them to provide it. If you leave in considering they will be reminded of reasons they have not to support it.
answered Apr 22 at 17:31
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Welcome to EL&U. The rest of the sentence would probably give the context necessary for an answer.
– Cascabel
Apr 22 at 17:08
Thank you. To abbreviate, the sentence would read: Thank you for considering supporting our gala.
– Tricia Roberts
Apr 22 at 17:21
It's not something that would normally be said with any type of phrasing. Typically, it would be thank you for your consideration or thank you for your support, and the context would be known. The active question form would be Would you like to support X? or Would you consider supporting X? As I've never heard the combination of the two words in this way (in any form), both phrasings sound equally odd to me.
– Jason Bassford
Apr 22 at 17:28
Thank you for your gala-support consideration sounds better to me. But that's relative.
– Jason Bassford
Apr 22 at 17:31
1
i don't think there's anything wrong with the sentence as it is
– Toothrot
Apr 22 at 17:35