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Laborious Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
either ... or ...
Hi all,
When we have two things (such as two sentences, two words, two clauses) of equal rank, we can use "either ... or ..." to join them.
For instance, we can say:
a). you can choose either of these two colors. Or you can choose either this or that one.
b). When you reach the bus-stop, you will see either Mr X or Mr Y.
But when we have more than two things, I get confused in deciding how to join them.
would you please see if these sentences are correct?
- You can go any of these places, but you won't find anything different.
- You can have any of these drinks (the drinks are more than two).
- I have five rooms and you can live in any.
Is there any better way to say these sentences?
Please guide me.
Laborious.
When we have two things (such as two sentences, two words, two clauses) of equal rank, we can use "either ... or ..." to join them.
For instance, we can say:
a). you can choose either of these two colors. Or you can choose either this or that one.
b). When you reach the bus-stop, you will see either Mr X or Mr Y.
But when we have more than two things, I get confused in deciding how to join them.
would you please see if these sentences are correct?
- You can go any of these places, but you won't find anything different.
- You can have any of these drinks (the drinks are more than two).
- I have five rooms and you can live in any.
Is there any better way to say these sentences?
Please guide me.
Laborious.
Top answer
- You can go to any of these places, but you won't find anything different. - You can have any of these drinks. - I have five rooms and you can live in any of them.
- - You can go to any of these places, but you won't find anything different.
- - You can have any of these drinks.
- - I have five rooms and you can live in any of them.
- Laborious Is there any better way to say these sentences?
- I can think of no better way.
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- You can go to any of these places, but you won't find anything different.
- You can have any of these drinks.
- I have five rooms and you can live in any of them.
- You can have any of these drinks.
- I have five rooms and you can live in any of them.
LaboriousIs there any better way to say these sentences?I can think of no better way.
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Mister MicawberI can think of no better way.Thank you, sir, for letting me know that there's no better way to say those sentences.
How about this one....
You can invite either Jack or Tim or Jerry, or Jane to your party. (Is this correct grammatically? )
Thank you.
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You can invite either Jack, Tim, Jerry, or Jane to your party.
It is often said but is not the correct structure for written English.
It is often said but is not the correct structure for written English.
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A traditional rule holds that either should be used only to refer to one of two items and that any is required when more than two items are involved: Any (not either) of the three opposition candidates still in the race would make a better president than the incumbent. Remember that the rule applies only to the use of either as a pronoun or an adjective, as in "Either computer will run the
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vishaljain23231I want to know if the following statement is correct.You can invite any of Jack, Tim, Jerry or Jane to your partyThat is acceptable but suggests that you may invite one, two, three, or all four of those people.
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