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Jackson6612 Posted 16 years ago
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He is still very much of a child.
1: He is still very much a child.
2: He is still very much of a child.
I assume the both are correct. #1 says "He" is not acting his age and still behaves like a child. #2 means although he does possess some of the qualities and maturity one would expect from a person od his age but "He" still manifests some of immaturity in his behaviour acts, etc. Please corect me.
Is the use of "the both" correct? "both" also functions as a pronoun.
2: He is still very much of a child.
I assume the both are correct. #1 says "He" is not acting his age and still behaves like a child. #2 means although he does possess some of the qualities and maturity one would expect from a person od his age but "He" still manifests some of immaturity in his behaviour acts, etc. Please corect me.
Is the use of "the both" correct? "both" also functions as a pronoun.
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Hi. 1: He is still very much a child . 2: He is still very much of a child .
- Hi.
- 1: He is still very much a child .
- 2: He is still very much of a child .
- I assume the both are correct.
- #1 says "He" is not acting his age and still behaves like a child.
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Hi.
1: He is still very much a child.
2: He is still very much of a child.
I assume the both are correct. #1 says "He" is not acting his age and still behaves like a child. #2 means although he does possess some of the qualities and maturity one would expect from a person od his age but "He" still manifests som
1: He is still very much a child.
2: He is still very much of a child.
I assume the both are correct. #1 says "He" is not acting his age and still behaves like a child. #2 means although he does possess some of the qualities and maturity one would expect from a person od his age but "He" still manifests som
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CliveOnly I assume both are correct is natural.Thanks a lot, Clive.
But don't you think 'the' should be there because "both" is meant to refer to specific two cases? It could sound natural and fine without 'the' but would it be considered correct under rigorous grammatical rules? Please let me know.
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Hi,
But don't you think 'the' should be there because "both" is meant to refer to specific two cases?
I think 'both' always refers to two specific cases.
It could sound natural and fine without 'the' but would it be considered correct under rigorous grammatical rules? Please let me know.
But don't you think 'the' should be there because "both" is meant to refer to specific two cases?
I think 'both' always refers to two specific cases.
It could sound natural and fine without 'the' but would it be considered correct under rigorous grammatical rules? Please let me know.
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