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Navitasan Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Any/all
Are these sentences correct:
1-You can borrow any of these books, but only two at once.
2-You can borrow evey one of these books, but only two at once.
3-You can borrow all of these books, but only two at once.
Gratefully,
Navi.
1-You can borrow any of these books, but only two at once.
2-You can borrow evey one of these books, but only two at once.
3-You can borrow all of these books, but only two at once.
Gratefully,
Navi.
Top answer
1 and 2 are correct. 3 is not. In this context, "all of these books" implies all at once.
- 1 and 2 are correct.
- 3 is not.
- In this context, "all of these books" implies all at once.
- "Every" signifies all, but not necessarily at once.
- "Any" signifies any number, at any time.
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1 and 2 are correct. 3 is not. In this context, "all of these books" implies all at once. "Every" signifies all, but not necessarily at once. "Any" signifies any number, at any time.
Grammarists, correct me if I'm wrong.
Grammarists, correct me if I'm wrong.
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I call myself a grammarian, beefers, but I don't see any such difference. All 3 sound fine to me.
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