Hi all,<br/><br/>I posted this earlier today but I'm not sure why it didn't show up. My apologies in advance if this is a duplicate post.<br/><br/>If I want to join 2 similar sentences with 'both...and...', for eg:<br/><br/><span style="color:#0000ff;">1) The man is angry. The woman is angry. </span><br/><span style="color:#0000ff;">2) My sister is away on business. My aunt is away on business.</span><br/><br/>I understand that the answers should read:<br/><br/><span style="color:#0000ff;">1) Both the man and the woman are angry.</span><br/><span style="color:#0000ff;">2) Both my sister and my aunt are away on business.</span><br/><br/>My question is, would it be correct to also join the sentences as follows?<br/><br/><span style="color:#0000ff;">1) Both the man and <del>the</del> woman are angry. </span><br/><span style="color:#0000ff;">2) Both my sister and <del>my</del> aunt are away on business.</span><br/><br/><span style="color:#000000;">Please advise, thank you!</span>