I will send this requirement across to them.

[rajan]

I have received one emal. In that email, someone has written the following sentence.

1) I will send this requirement across to them.

Is the above sentence correct.

I think he should have written - I will send this requirement across.

Please guide.

 

[Barque]

I have received an one email.

I've made a correction.

1) I will send this requirement across to them.

Is the above sentence correct.

I think he should have written - I will send this requirement across.

I prefer the other person's sentence to yours. If he'd stopped at "across", it could have sounded as if he intends to send the "requirement" to you (unless the context made it clear he meant "them").

What does "I will send this requirement across to them" mean, however? Does it mean "I will tell them what we require from them" or "I will send them what they require from us"?

 

[rajan]

I've made a correction.


I prefer the other person's sentence to yours. If he'd stopped at "across", it could have sounded as if he intends to send the "requirement" to you (unless the context made it clear he meant "them").

What does "I will send this requirement across to them" mean, however? Does it mean "I will tell them what we require from them" or "I will send them what they require from us"?

I meant to say that I would send them what they required from us. Is "across" mentioned in the sentence working as a preposition or adverb here? Is the meaning of "across" here is "from one side to other side"?

 

[Tarheel]

Say what you mean. The original was unclear.

If somebody asked you for something, and you are sending it to them, tell them that's what you are doing.

There is no need to use the word "requirement" at all.

 

[Holmes]

I have received one emal. In that email, someone has written the following sentence.

1) I will send this requirement across to them.

Is the above sentence correct.

I think he should have written - I will send this requirement across.

Please guide.

In American English, it is far more common to use "over" in this type of sentence: "I will send it over (to them)."

One could use "I will send it over (to them)" whether or not there is anything over which the thing to be sent will be sent.

I do not deny that "across" can be used there; but if I used it, I would be thinking of the actual physical conveyance of the thing from one side of something to the other.

 

[Barque]

Is "across" mentioned in the sentence working as a preposition or adverb here?

I'd call it an adverb.

Is the meaning of "across" here is "from one side to other side"?

It means "over to them" in this context.

As Tarheel said, call the requirement what it actually is. I'll send this package across [to them]. I'll send this consignment across [to them].

 

[tedmc]

I think "over/across" is redundant. You just say you send something to someone. Also, "requirement" is a bit vague. Why can't you be specific about what you are sending (e.g. a list of performance requirements of an equipment)?

 

[5jj]

Is "across" mentioned in the sentence working as a preposition or adverb here?

It was traditionally classified as an adverb. Some grammarians today consider it a preposition.

 

[Tarheel]

I agree 100% with tedmc. Just send it to them.. (No "across" or "over".)