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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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Are both options possible grammatically speaking

Are both options possible grammatically speaking

You know how good a team is by how well it does on the road.
You know how good a team is from how well it does on the road.

His return is questionable.
Whether he returns or not is questionable.

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In the first pair, both sentences are okay. The first is more formal and correct-sounding and is what you'd hear on tv from a professional sportscaster, who is not an athlete. The second might be heard on tv from an athlete, or between two men in a bar.

  • In the first pair, both sentences are okay.
  • The first is more formal and correct-sounding and is what you'd hear on tv from a professional sportscaster, who is not an athlete.
  • The second might be heard on tv from an athlete, or between two men in a bar.
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In the first pair, both sentences are okay. The first is more formal and correct-sounding and is what you'd hear on tv from a professional sportscaster, who is not an athlete. The second might be heard on tv from an athlete, or between two men in a bar.

In the second pair, both sentences are okay, and which one is used would depend on the context:

"Smith has had surgery to repl

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