
Originally Posted by
David L.
Some say, 'Tata Nano - Rs. 1 Lakh car' is a marketing gimmick. I totally disagree with this argument. Had it been a marketing gimmick, he would have postponed the launch of the car because of the recession, which had grabbed the global economic. At the launch, Mr Ratan Tata said, 'A Promise is a Promise', he truly delivered the dream of million to own a car.
Some say, 'Tata Nano - Rs. 1 Lakh car' : no need to place the name of the car in quotes e.g. I have a Porsche 100 GTX. - no quotes. Therefore, no need for the comma after 'say'...but we do need the definite article before the name of the car. So -
Some say the Tata Nano - Rs. 1 Lakh car is a marketing gimmick. I totally disagree with this argument. Had it been a marketing gimmick, he would have postponed the launch of the car because of the recession,
which had grabbed: Yes - the recession started prior to the launch, and Past Perfect tense places this prior to the launch. However, if the recession were now over (that is, the recession is fully in the past, over, done) then there is no need NOT to launch the car: people will have jobs and can buy a car again. Actually, it is that the recession is still so acute that it means people are still not buying cars. Hence, for both reasons, better to use the Present Perfect, which indicates that the recession is still having an effect right NOW.
the global economic: 'economic' is the adjective. You need the noun, 'economy'
which has grabbed the global economy.
At the launch, Mr Ratan Tata said, 'A Promise is a Promise', he truly delivered : 'he truly...' needs a conjunction.
the dream of million to own a car.: 'to own a car' needs to be set off in some way:
At the launch, Mr Ratan Tata said, 'A Promise is a Promise', and he truly delivered the dream of millions - to own a car.