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Square Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

as both the nails, claws, and hooves of mammals

This is a sentence in an exercise on "error correction" from a textbook.

Hair is made of the same basic material as both the nails, claws, and hooves of mammals are made of.

The answer here is "as both". However, I am not really sure about the correction. Could you explain why "both" doesn't work here?
Can I use "all" instead of "both" as a correction.
Thanks.
  

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Square . Could you explain why "both" doesn't work here? Because more than 2 items are referred to.

— Mister Micawber

  • Square .
  • Could you explain why "both" doesn't work here?
  • Because more than 2 items are referred to.
  • Square Can I use "all" instead of "both" as a correction.
  • That seems unnatural.
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Square. Could you explain why "both" doesn't work here?
Because more than 2 items are referred to.
SquareCan I use "all" instead of "both" as a correction.
That seems unnatural. Simply delete 'both'.
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