Aimed/aiming

[idiotmike]

Dear teacher,

"This week it presented four new models, aimed chiefly at aspiring, fun-loving youngsters in emerging markets" could you please help explain why use aimed not aiming? Thank you.

[emsr2d2]

Dear teacher,

"This week it presented four new models, aimed chiefly at aspiring, fun-loving youngsters in emerging markets" could you please help explain why use aimed not aiming? Thank you.

"This week it presented four new models which were aimed at aspiring, fun-loving youngsters ..."

If you consider that the comma replaces the words which I have underlined, you will see that "aimed" is the correct choice.

[idiotmike]

will it be considered correct if I use "aiming"? thank you

[emsr2d2]

Will it be considered correct if I use "aiming"? Thank you.

No.

[5jj]

will it be considered correct if I use "aiming"?

I think it's possible, if you think of the implied subject of the active participle 'aiming' as 'it', presumably a company.

[emsr2d2]

I think it's possible, if you think of the implied subject of the active participle 'aiming' as 'it', presumably a company.

Very true, oops!

It was aiming its products at that market.
The products were aimed at that market.