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Contiluo Posted 15 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing

By contrast

Please check out the following sentences.

(1) He is not ambitious; instead, he hopes to live simply.

(2) On one hand, I, the head of the club, have to manage / preside over the club.
On the other hand, I have to spend time on reviewing my lessons.

(3) Her sister is both competent / capable and beautiful; by contrast, she is timid and lacks of confidence.
  

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(1) He is not ambitious; instead, he hopes to live simply. (2) On one hand, I have to manage / preside over the club. On the other hand, I have to spend time reviewing my lessons.

  • (1) He is not ambitious; instead, he hopes to live simply.
  • (2) On one hand, I have to manage / preside over the club.
  • On the other hand, I have to spend time reviewing my lessons.
  • (3) Her sister is both competent / capable and beautiful; by contrast, she is timid and lacks confidence .
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(1) He is not ambitious; instead, he hopes to live simply.

(2) On one hand, I have to manage / preside over the club. On the other hand, I have to spend time reviewing my lessons.

(3) Her sister is both competent / capable and beautiful; by contrast, she is timid and lacks confidence.
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#2 revised as written. Is it acceptable?

On one hand, I, being the head of the club, have to manage / preside over the club. On the other hand, I have to spend time reviewing my lessons.
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There is no point in adding 'head of the club'; that's why I deleted it. You say 'preside' in the verb.

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