Dear teacher,
Universal is paying the musicians an estimated 25 percent royalty on the retail price of the downloads, without taking the industry's standard deductions for CD packaging and promotional giveaways, according to people with knowledge of its contracts.
Q : Could "on" be replaced with "of"? Why is "on" used in the portion?
Q2 : "Without taking....." modifies "is paying",doesn't it?
All the best,
on and of
Moderator: Alan
