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English 1b3 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

'both'

These tyres are suitable for both wet and dry roads. =They are suitable for wet roads and dry roads

These tyres are suitable for roads, both wet and dry. =*

*This is the construction about which I'm talking. It looks like it means

roads, which are both wet and dry.

But, correct me if I'm wrong, it means

roads, which are wet and roads which are dry.





Is this always the case when 'both' follows the noun to which it modifies?



  

Top answer

These tyres are suitable for both wet and dry roads. =They are suitable for wet roads and dry roads-- Yes These tyres are suitable for roads, both wet and dry. - As above, I suppose so, but common sense should prevail over poor sentence structure.

— Mister Micawber

  • These tyres are suitable for both wet and dry roads.
  • =They are suitable for wet roads and dry roads-- Yes These tyres are suitable for roads, both wet and dry.
  • - As above, I suppose so, but common sense should prevail over poor sentence structure.
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These tyres are suitable for both wet and dry roads. =They are suitable for wet roads and dry roads-- Yes

These tyres are suitable for roads, both wet and dry. =They are suitable for wet roads and dry roads

Is this always the case when 'both' follows the noun to which it modifies?- As above, I suppose so, but common sense should prevail over poor sentence struct
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OK, thanks.

Is 'both' a conjunction in each case?
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Yes, part of the correlative 'both...and'.
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