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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Grammar corrections

Is this correct grammar?

A. She is not my sister, but she is my cousin.
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B. She is not my sister, but my cousin.

Is both A and B correct or only B?
  

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There may be some justification for but in some contexts but I would simply leave it out and say: She is not my sister, she is my cousin. CB

— Cool Breeze

  • There may be some justification for but in some contexts but I would simply leave it out and say: She is not my sister, she is my cousin.
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There may be some justification for but in some contexts but I would simply leave it out and say: She is not my sister, she is my cousin.

CB
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Cool BreezeThere may be some justification for but in some contexts but I would simply leave it out and say: She is not my sister, she is my cousin.

CB
Without a conjunction or ";", this is a run-on sentence. Both of the original sentences are correct.
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If you are planning to use example 'B', you should remove the comma. Thus, the sentence should read, "She is not my sister but my cousin."
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Philip
Cool BreezeThere may be some justification for but in some contexts but I would simply leave it out and say: She is not my sister, she is my cousin.

CB
Without a conjunction or ";", this is a run-on sentence. Both of the o
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Cool Breeze
Philip
Cool BreezeThere may be some justification for but in some contexts but I would simply leave it out and say: She is not my sister, she is my cousin.

CB
Without a conjunction or ";", this is a run-on sentence. Both of the original sentences
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A is the correct choice. You can confirm this when you can re-write two completely separate sentences. She is my sister. She is my cousin. But is an interjection that will joint both sentences making it one. Remember a sentence has a subject, a verb, and a complete thought. It starts with a capital letter and ends with a period. I hope you find my reply to be helpful.
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I think you mean 'conjunction', not 'interjection', vijay. Both original sentences, as has been said, are grammatically possible, but some better suggestions have been made.
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