Prospective vs. perspective

angel · Tue Mar 30, 2004 18:01 pm *Prospective vs. perspective*

Test No. errors/advan-5 "At the Airport", question 8

The purpose of having an open day at the airport when everybody was invited to look round and see the way it was run was to encourage perspective clients.

(a) purpose
(b) look round
(c) run
(d) perspective

Test No. errors/advan-5 "At the Airport", answer 8

The purpose of having an open day at the airport when everybody was invited to look round and see the way it was run was to encourage prospective clients.

Correct entry: prospective
The error was: (d) perspective

Hi Alan,
Can you explain the meaning of this sentence please?
I can't understand the underlined part actually. Question

The purpose of having an open day at the airport when everybody was invited to look round and see the way it was run was to encourage prospective clients.

Alan · Tue Mar 30, 2004 18:34 pm *Was run*

Hi,

This means the way in which it was organized/managed.

Alan
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angel · Thu Apr 01, 2004 19:15 pm *Prospective vs. perspective*

Thank you Alan
I know the meaning of run but I couldn't understand the sentence but after reading it carefully I get it thanks.

terminator · Thu Apr 01, 2004 22:57 pm *Prospective vs. perspective*

angel · Mon Apr 05, 2004 20:14 pm *Prospective vs. perspective*

Hi Terminator,
I'm glad to hear that you are glad to hear that I got the sentence!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Question

terminator · Wed Apr 07, 2004 20:50 pm *Prospective vs. perspective*

angel · Wed Apr 07, 2004 21:29 pm *Prospective vs. perspective*

Hi Terminator,

Again I'm glad that you are glad... but It has been a long time since I got the sentence, Can we forget it now? Confused

terminator · Wed Apr 07, 2004 21:36 pm *Prospective vs. perspective*

angel · Wed Apr 07, 2004 21:49 pm *Prospective vs. perspective*

Hi Terminator,
Thank you... good luck to you too..

Guest · Mon Mar 07, 2005 17:47 pm *Prospective vs. perspective*

'potential clients' sounds even better;)

Jason · Sun Dec 18, 2005 14:11 pm *Prospective vs. perspective*

Alan · Sun Dec 18, 2005 20:41 pm *Prospective*

The whole point of the exercise is to distinguish between perspective meaning way of looking at something and the adjective prospective meaning likely/soon to become.

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