Hello Leonard, You would normally post a request like this in your notebook for people to correct but today ... "A group of people were discussing the negotiating problems they had had in the past. And one man named Vasili said that people should negotiate with the person who has authority, otherwise the procedure will be frustrating and time-consuming. That is one of the lessons he learned when he was working on a deal for the procurement of a large consignment of flour in a large multinational." Hope this helps Bob

A group of people *were discussing the negotiating problems they’ve had in the past. *One man named Vasili said that people should negotiate with the person who has authority, otherwise the procedure will be frustrating and *time-consuming. That is one of his lessons he learned when he was working on a deal for a large consignment of flour in procurement in a large multinational *company. (1: A group people WERE -- "were" is correct but some people might use "was", because "group" is considered both singular and plural, so you will see both used, and both are equally correct.) (2: I am not sure you are using “procurement" correctly. If you mean the person was working in a department or office called “procurement” then your usage in the sentence is okey. If not, this is a better sentence: “...when he was working on a deal procuring a large consignment of flour for a large multinational *company.”) ------

Very good. Only a few minor changes. A group of people were discussing the negotiating problems they’ve had in the past. One man named Vasili said that people should negotiate with the person who has authority, otherwise the procedure will be frustrating and time-consuming. This is one of the lessons he learned when he was working on a deal for a large consignment of flour procured for (or from, I''m not sure which) a large multinational company.

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I would like to edit this for you. But I am unsure how to.