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Corporate Bonds Vs Municipal Bonds

January 11th, 2006

Question: I have two grammar questions: "of" vs. "among," and the proper use of "that".?

First question:

"Of the nominees for the Pulitzer Prize in Journalism this year, few are as influential as Professor Blake."

Would it be okay to replace "Of" with "Among"? If not, why not? What's the rule for using "of" and "among"?

Second question:

"A study of stocks and bonds reveals *that* interest earned on corporate and municipal bonds tends to be lower than earnings from stocks, but bond interest is virtually guaranteed."

VS.

"A study of stocks and bonds reveals interest earned on corporate and municipal bonds tends to be lower than earnings from stocks, but bond interest is virtually guaranteed."

Why is the first sentence right, and the second sentence wrong? My book says "reveals that" is an idiom of some sort...but both sentences sound right to me. Is there a rule on when I can and can't leave out "that"?

Thanks in advance! =)

Answer: In the first sentence you could replace of with among. 'Of' in this case literally means 'out of' or 'from' while among also means 'in the group'. So in this context the replacement is ok, but not in every case as among and of can both have other meanings in a different context.

You can either include 'that' or omit it. The inclusion is more formal but is being used less and less in both spoken and written english. There isnt really a set rule for this though.

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Corporate Bonds Mutual Funds

November 30th, 2005

corporate bonds mutual funds
Question: Corporate Bond Mutual Fund Opinion?

What is your opinion about this fund? The risk/safety or when it would increases or decreases?

Answer: likely very good returns.

here's why.
1. us treasuries are expect not to return very much in the near future
2. the economic is improving, thus corporate profits are increasing. This probably will reflect in the coupon price of the bond.
3. By law bondholders have to be paid out first, before any one else. So even if the corporate bond defaults, you will still get most of your asset back.

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