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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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And or or

Hi. Please look at the sentence below. I think the first three are used to denote the concept of they being linked by the conjunction "and" and then we have the conjunction "or" which seems to break that conceptual impression (if I expressed it correctly". Is this OK?

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Hi, Please look at the sentence below. I think the first three are used to denote the concept of they being linked by the conjunction "and" and then we have the conjunction "or" which seems to break that conceptual impression (if I expressed it correctly". Is this OK?

  • Hi, Please look at the sentence below.
  • I think the first three are used to denote the concept of they being linked by the conjunction "and" and then we have the conjunction "or" which seems to break that conceptual impression (if I expressed it correctly".
  • Is this OK?
  • This help book gives you all you need to 1) get a handle on a difficult task, 2) prepare for a test, 3) comprehend a new topic, or even brush up on something you learn back in elementary school but have since forgotten.
  • You're right that it is not well written.
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Hi,

Please look at the sentence below. I think the first three are used to denote the concept of they being linked by the conjunction "and" and then we have the conjunction "or" which seems to break that conceptual impression (if I expressed it correctly". Is this OK?

This help book gives you all you need to 1) get a handle on a difficult task, 2) prepare for a test, 3) comprehen
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Thanks. Does this give you an impression that the writer expects a person to do all three things? Is this the usual pattern for giving such an impression? I took the last part out from the original sentence.

This help book gives you all you need to get a handle on a difficult task, prepare for a test and comprehend a new topic.

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Hi,

Yes, to both questions.

Clive

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