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Omar Ahmed Posted 8 years ago
Grammar
A puzzling question
Which sentence is OK?
- A) He, as well as I, is ill. B) He, as well as me, is ill. C) He is ill as well as me.
I go for "C", but I would appreciate it if you told me why A & B are incorrect.
Top answer
Subject/verb agreement errors. The most natural version is: Both he and I are ill.
- Subject/verb agreement errors.
- The most natural version is: Both he and I are ill.
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Subject/verb agreement errors.
The most natural version is:
Both he and I are ill.
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Omar AhmedI would appreciate it if you told me why A & B are incorrect.
How can we tell you why something is incorrect when it is correct?
A) is correct according to T.E.Bernstein in The Careful Writer (1995).
That said, let me offer my own opinion that no one in their right mind would ever write such a sentence. There are several ways o
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