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Lime tile 304 Posted 7 years ago
Grammar
Either & have to
"He either had to take a taxi or walk."
In this sentence 'either had' was marked as wrong by my teacher. Can someone tell me why? Is it the word order?
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You don't need 'either' in your sentence. I would remove it. He had to take a taxi or walk.
- You don't need 'either' in your sentence.
- I would remove it.
- He had to take a taxi or walk.
- If you do want it, the technically correct way to do it is thus: He had either to take a taxi or walk.
- Many speakers also accept, or even prefer, the following: He had to either take a taxi or walk.
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You don't need 'either' in your sentence. I would remove it.
He had to take a taxi or walk.
If you do want it, the technically correct way to do it is thus:
He had either to take a taxi or walk.
Many speakers also accept, or even prefer, the following:
He had to either take a taxi or walk.
CJ
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I disagree with your teacher's grading. The given sentence is completely acceptable grammatically.
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