THE ONE, LIKE 'VERY' HELPFUL STEP YOUR JOB HUNT IS MISSING

[tedmc]

I knew the difference. I meant that the meaning was the same despite the form of expression.

No, they are slightly different.

1 and 3 state the missing step.

2 says that the step is missing.

 

[GoodTaste]

No, they are slightly different.

1 and 3 state the missing step.

2 says that the step is missing.

Being slightly different amounts to being basically correct rather than being wrong. That is the question.

 

[5jj]

1. The C step that your job hunt is missing.

2. the C step in your job hunt is missing.

3. The C step your job hunt is missing

2, written by you, is a sentence.

I am confused here.
What do you mean by The C step?

 

[teechar]

This thread has diverged quite a bit from the original question. Can we conclude the discussion please?

 

[tedmc]

I am confused here.
What do you mean by The C step?

I was merely going along with GoodTaste's example in Post #16. Nevertheless, "Step C" would be better.

 

[jutfrank]

It seems that GoodTaste has not yet understood tedmc's answer to the question of why using in would be ungrammatical.

The step in your job hunt is missing. [The blue part is the sentence subject]

the step (that) your job hunt is missing [This is not a sentence but a noun phrase. The blue part is a relative clause]

 

[Tdol]

If there's one such step, couldn't it be seen as vital, rather than like helpful?