English 1b3 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Which sentence is best?
Which is best and why?
a) They all mean the same thing, that the people you are trying to convince already believe in what you are saying.
b) They all mean the same thing and that the people you are trying to convince already believe in what you are saying.
c) They all mean the same thing, which is that the people you are trying to convince already believe in what you are saying.
d) They all mean the same thing--that the people you are trying to convince already believe in what you are saying.
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a) They all mean the same thing, that the people you are trying to convince already believe in what you are saying.
b) They all mean the same thing and that the people you are trying to convince already believe in what you are saying.
c) They all mean the same thing, which is that the people you are trying to convince already believe in what you are saying.
d) They all mean the same thing--that the people you are trying to convince already believe in what you are saying.
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Top answer
I favour (d). I find (a) and (c) tolerable. (b) sounds wrong.
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