Hi,
Let's say that one university course consists of two classes per week. If you sign up for one of them, the system will automatically assign you to the other class. Could I use the phrase 'in tandem' in this case?
"If you enrol in the Monday morning class, the system will assign you to the class on a different day the Monday class is in tandem with." - They basically work together. They come as a package.
There's the same class on Monday afternoon, but it's paired with a class on a different day than the one on Monday morning. You can't mix them in any way.
I hope that it's clear what I'm trying to say.
Thank you.
"In tandem" is mostly used with verbs of motion, to indicate a correlation between two processes or going together in some way. You are talking about a one-time event. " We bought a map to use in tandem with the car GPS.
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"In tandem" is mostly used with verbs of motion, to indicate a correlation between two processes or going together in some way. You are talking about a one-time event.
It's ok, and people will understand it, but it's better to say, "The courses are assigned together as one unit."
We bought a map to use in tandem with the car GPS.
They work