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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Is it correct way to write this sentence?

as well as Edison invented and developed the carbon microphone.
  

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Hi, No. Say eg as well Edison invented and developed the carbon microphone. And you need to use a capital and punctuation.

— Clive

  • Hi, No.
  • Say eg as well Edison invented and developed the carbon microphone.
  • And you need to use a capital and punctuation.
  • Clive
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Hi,

No. .
Say eg as well Edison invented and developed the carbon microphone.

And you need to use a capital and punctuation.

Clive
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Hi Clive

Shoudn't it be "Edison invented, as well as developed, the carbon microphone"?

Thanks.
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Hi,

I was thinking of a context like this.
Edison invented the light bulb. As well, Edison invented and developed the carbon microphone.

Both your sentence and mine are correct English, but with different meanings.
Because the original sentence was incorrect, we hav
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Hi Clive

Thanks for the explanation.
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