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Did you mean, "Please respond as soon as you can"?

I am not a teacher, so please don't rely on my answer.

"The study says/shows that the new drug is both safer and more effective than what was previously assumed."

AnonymousIs the usage of both right in this sentence."The result of the study indicates that the new drug is both safer and more effective than was previously assumed."

"Both" is a conjunction used for joining two things. In this sentence, it joins "safer" and "more effective". The sentence is grammatically correct.

Hi AlpheccaStars.

Wouldn't it be better to write "what" before "was"?

Less Is More is usually stupid. So I would put in both "both" and "what." I've run into this myself when partisansdon't expect me to criticize both parties. It is better to signal your intentions with a "both" rather than simply "Democrats and Republicans are ruled by the 1%."

I would not add what. It is not needed. "The result of the study indicates that the new drug is both safer and more effective than was previously assumed" is fine.