Adjective complement with noun phrase

• discuss: The remainder of the day saw the attendees work within small groups discussing issues pertinent to their own practice.

Modifies a noun

• question: The pertinent question is whether a lay person would be confused by similar looking or sounding names.

• remark: Hailsham also makes pertinent remarks at the conclusion of his A Sparrow's Flight: Memoirs, London: Collins, 1990.

• point: These seem to me to be very pertinent points.

• rule: This evaluation examines all relevant backup issues, including pertinent regulatory rules, backup volume, time requirements and other variables.

• reminder: It is a near-perfect balance, that serves as both a sweeping romance and a pertinent reminder of the horror and futility of war.

• observation: The report was damning and had especially pertinent observations about liability orders.

Modifying Another Word

• particularly: This is particularly pertinent to North East London, with some of the most deprived boroughs in the country.

• especially: The problem is especially pertinent in the current economic circumstances.

• highly: There are indeed cases where the distinction is highly pertinent.

• equally: These issues are equally pertinent to the Birds Directive.

• extremely: Medical Legal workshop was extremely pertinent to my role, very thought provoking.

• directly: Introduction Introduction should be short and should describe matters directly pertinent to the subject of the paper.

Infinitive complement

• ask: Twenty years on have things changed, it is pertinent to ask?

• mention: At this point it is pertinent to mention leg strength.

• note: And here it is pertinent to note that productivity levels, measured by value added per person employed, differ substantially between sectors.

Used with adjective complement

• seem: It does, however, seem very pertinent for today's students.

• remain: It also contains good practice guidance that remains pertinent.

• become: However, his remark has become more pertinent in recent years.

Preposition: in

• context: This could be particularly pertinent in predominantly white contexts where the use of inappropriate terminology may still be common.