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Shaalom Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Connectors

Given the sentence:

Mei Ling cannot leave the school early. She must seek the Principal's approval. (unless)

(Word in brackets indicates the connector that students must use to make the sentences into one without changing the meaning of the original sentence)

Is this correct?:

Mei Ling cannot leave the school early, unless she seeks the Principal’s approval.

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Top answer

Given the way the question is worded, yes. I would probably omit the comma though. I would argue that the following is more logical: Mei Ling cannot leave school early unless she obtains the Principal’s approval.

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  • Given the way the question is worded, yes.
  • I would probably omit the comma though.
  • I would argue that the following is more logical: Mei Ling cannot leave school early unless she obtains the Principal’s approval.
  • If Mei Ling is at school for the usual purpose of attending lessons, then "leave school" is more idiomatic than "leave the school".
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Given the way the question is worded, yes. I would probably omit the comma though.

I would argue that the following is more logical:

Mei Ling cannot leave school early unless she obtains the Principal’s approval.

If Mei Ling is at school for the usual purpose of attending lessons, then "leave school" is more idiomatic than "leave the school".
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