Malloy Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Correlative conjunctions - Need help!
Hi all,
I posted this earlier today but I'm not sure why it didn't show up. My apologies in advance if this is a duplicate post.
If I want to join 2 similar sentences with 'both...and...', for eg:
1) The man is angry. The woman is angry.
2) My sister is away on business. My aunt is away on business.
I understand that the answers should read:
1) Both the man and the woman are angry.
2) Both my sister and my aunt are away on business.
My question is, would it be correct to also join the sentences as follows?
1) Both the man andthe woman are angry.
2) Both my sister andmy aunt are away on business.
Please advise, thank you!
I posted this earlier today but I'm not sure why it didn't show up. My apologies in advance if this is a duplicate post.
If I want to join 2 similar sentences with 'both...and...', for eg:
1) The man is angry. The woman is angry.
2) My sister is away on business. My aunt is away on business.
I understand that the answers should read:
1) Both the man and the woman are angry.
2) Both my sister and my aunt are away on business.
My question is, would it be correct to also join the sentences as follows?
1) Both the man and
2) Both my sister and
Please advise, thank you!
Top answer
Yes, you needn't repeat the determiner.
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Hi there,
That's what I've always thought, till I read the answers in my student's activity book and was surprised to see them repeated in the answers provided. Thanks!
That's what I've always thought, till I read the answers in my student's activity book and was surprised to see them repeated in the answers provided. Thanks!
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