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Futurehuman11 Posted 19 years ago
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baseball and basketball...
The universtiy offers activities such as football, basketball, baseball and basketball.
Is the semantics of the above sentence correct? There are more activites than those which I lised, so does that mean that I shouldn't use 'and'?
Is the semantics of the above sentence correct? There are more activites than those which I lised, so does that mean that I shouldn't use 'and'?
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The universtiy offers activities such as football, basketball, baseball, etc.
- The universtiy offers activities such as football, basketball, baseball, etc.
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The universtiy offers activities such as football, basketball, baseball, etc.
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When you say "such as" you are giving examples, not a complete list. The "and" is fine.
You can also say "Activities offered by the university include football, basketball, baseball, and (bear in mind you already said basketball, so let's say) ice hockey."
You should not use "includes" or "such as" with etc., because it's redundant. Both "includes" and "such as" tell you that it'
You can also say "Activities offered by the university include football, basketball, baseball, and (bear in mind you already said basketball, so let's say) ice hockey."
You should not use "includes" or "such as" with etc., because it's redundant. Both "includes" and "such as" tell you that it'
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If you choose to use "etc." then you can omit the "and." Please write the sentence the way you envision it.
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The universtiy offers activities such as football, basketball, baseball, etc.
Grammar Geek, I wrote the above.
I would agree with you to say that the word 'etc' is redundant.
I often hear from native English speakers something similar to the following sentences.
2. The project will finish in 5 years time.
3. He said he would come back in 45 minutes time.
Grammar Geek, I wrote the above.
I would agree with you to say that the word 'etc' is redundant.
I often hear from native English speakers something similar to the following sentences.
2. The project will finish in 5 years time.
3. He said he would come back in 45 minutes time.
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I would say that the "time" in those sentences is redundent too. Although you certainly hear it, I wouldn't write it.
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Hi guys,
Some peolpe would argue that these sentences should use an apostrophe.
2. The project will finish in 5 years' time.
3. He said he would come back in 45 minutes' time.
Obviously, this has a bearing on the eliminaton of the word 'time'.
Some peolpe would argue that these sentences should use an apostrophe.
2. The project will finish in 5 years' time.
3. He said he would come back in 45 minutes' time.
Obviously, this has a bearing on the eliminaton of the word 'time'.
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