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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Both instead of as well as
In this case, is 'both' better than 'as well as'?
The first line is using both, the second with 'as well as.'
He got a scholarship that was big enough to offset 'both' the tuition fee and living expenses.
He got a scholarship that was big enough to offset the tuition fee 'as well as' living expenses.
The first line is using both, the second with 'as well as.'
He got a scholarship that was big enough to offset 'both' the tuition fee and living expenses.
He got a scholarship that was big enough to offset the tuition fee 'as well as' living expenses.
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Both are good sentences. In the first, the fee and the expenses are of equal stress; in the second, the fee is stressed somewhat over the expenses.
- Both are good sentences.
- In the first, the fee and the expenses are of equal stress; in the second, the fee is stressed somewhat over the expenses.
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Both are good sentences. In the first, the fee and the expenses are of equal stress; in the second, the fee is stressed somewhat over the expenses.
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