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I have the following sentence:

"Method A makes on average 14 corrections of the schedule necessary for one simulated day"

I am wondering if the position of 'necessary' is correct. An alternative would be:

"Method A makes on average 14 corrections necessary of the schedule for one simulated day"

Update: As I could not really understand the given answers (and they did not reply on my questions) I just wanted to ask again if someone could help me. I'd really appreciate it because I am confused at the moment. I want to use 'necessary' not something with 'required'.

What about the suggestion from Charlie (if I understood him correctl): "Method A makes on average 14 corrections necessary in the schedule for one simulated day'"

PeterBe
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  • Necessary for one simulated day vs. necessary of the schedule... - Let us go by the proximity of noun/ noun phrase to 'necessary'. That may offer better clarity. – Ram Pillai Mar 27 '20 at 12:10
  • ' ... requires on average 14 corrections (all necessary) ...'? – Edwin Ashworth Mar 27 '20 at 13:09
  • Thanks for your answer Ram Pillai. What do you mean by proximity of noun? Can I use the first version of my sentence? – PeterBe Mar 27 '20 at 13:53
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    What is your quote trying to say? Is it that by doing Method A, you now need to make 14 corrections (you didn't need to if you used some other method)? Or that you need to make 14 corrections anyway, and Method A lets you do it (whereas if you used a different method, you couldn't make the corrections)? When you know what you want to say, you can then decide how best to phrase it. – Lawrence Mar 28 '20 at 11:41
  • Thanks Lawrence for your answer. Your first interpretation is right. Due to the use of Method A, 14 corrections of a predefines scheudle are necessary to avoid some violations. – PeterBe Mar 28 '20 at 11:45

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If you move necessary, you have to rephrase the sentence. For instance, you could say "necessary in the schedule."

The phrase "necessary of" doesn't make sense.

Charlie Bernstein
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  • Thanks for your answer. Is the first version okay? – PeterBe Mar 27 '20 at 13:54
  • Thanks for your answer Charlie. So could I write (using your adivce):'Method A makes on average 14 corrections necessary in the schedule for one simulated day' – PeterBe Mar 29 '20 at 08:57
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    @PeterBe There's nothing wrong with it but I would probably say "Method A makes an average of 14 corrections to the schedule for one simulated day necessary". I would do that because 'the schedule for one simulated day' is a noun phrase and, for me, should not be interrupted. – BoldBen Mar 29 '20 at 16:42
  • Thanks a lot BoldBen for your answer and help :-). I really appreciate it – PeterBe Mar 29 '20 at 19:54