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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Both
Hi,
"He and Messrs Myler and Crone cannot both be right. [From today's The Independent.]
There are three persons as the subject and there is the pronoun "both" as a complement in the sentence. My question is: which persons does the pronoun "both" refer to?
Thank you.
"He and Messrs Myler and Crone cannot both be right. [From today's The Independent.]
There are three persons as the subject and there is the pronoun "both" as a complement in the sentence. My question is: which persons does the pronoun "both" refer to?
Thank you.
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Magazine and newspaper writers are not always the best writers in the world. "Both" should be "all" in this case. ]
- Magazine and newspaper writers are not always the best writers in the world.
- "Both" should be "all" in this case.
- ]
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Magazine and newspaper writers are not always the best writers in the world. "Both" should be "all" in this case.
However, if Mssrs Myler and Crone are of one opinion and "he" is of another, a complete rewording would be necessary.[The opinion shared by Mssrs Myler and Crone and that of (he) cannot both be right.]
However, if Mssrs Myler and Crone are of one opinion and "he" is of another, a complete rewording would be necessary.[The opinion shared by Mssrs Myler and Crone and that of (he) cannot both be right.]
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