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Alc24 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
5 sentences need help with, which would you say please??
Could you please tell me which you'd say?
1 She spends a lot of money on shoes in relation to her salary/compared to her salary. (how would you say this?)
2 The reservation was made in/under her name.
3 The keys not only open the gate but your front door.
4 If you speak in real life like you speak on the computer (in shorthand), people won't understand you.
5 No one will do your laundry for/throughout the duration of the stay.
Thank you
1 She spends a lot of money on shoes in relation to her salary/compared to her salary. (how would you say this?)
2 The reservation was made in/under her name.
3 The keys not only open the gate but your front door.
4 If you speak in real life like you speak on the computer (in shorthand), people won't understand you.
5 No one will do your laundry for/throughout the duration of the stay.
Thank you
Top answer
1. Either is ok. Also: She spends a disproportional amount of her income on shoes.
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- Either is ok.
- Also: She spends a disproportional amount of her income on shoes.
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- either 3.
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1. Either is ok. Also: She spends a disproportional amount of her income on shoes.
2. either
3. The keys open not only the gate but also the front door.
[This is a tricky problem. I highly favor parallel structure, and not only requires but also. In order for it to be parallel, the type of element that follows one must also follow the other.]
2. either
3. The keys open not only the gate but also the front door.
[This is a tricky problem. I highly favor parallel structure, and not only requires but also. In order for it to be parallel, the type of element that follows one must also follow the other.]
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