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Moody_m Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
either, or
Which ones are correct?
I've either lost or thrown away the piece of paper with Dave's phone number on it.
I've either lost the piece of paper with Dave's phone number on it or thrown away.
I might either play chess tonight or read a book.
I might either play chess or read a book tonight.
We can either order a pizza or a Chinese takeaway.
We can oder either a pizza or Chinese takeaway.
I've either lost or thrown away the piece of paper with Dave's phone number on it.
I've either lost the piece of paper with Dave's phone number on it or thrown away.
I might either play chess tonight or read a book.
I might either play chess or read a book tonight.
We can either order a pizza or a Chinese takeaway.
We can oder either a pizza or Chinese takeaway.
Top answer
The trick is to keep the sentence structure parallel. 1. Correct 2.
- The trick is to keep the sentence structure parallel.
- 1.
- Correct 2.
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The trick is to keep the sentence structure parallel.
1. Correct
2. thrown it away - not as good as #1, but o.k.
3. - 4 Correct (better with 'tonight' at the end
5. Not correct, but the last one is.
1. Correct
2. thrown it away - not as good as #1, but o.k.
3. - 4 Correct (better with 'tonight' at the end
5. Not correct, but the last one is.
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