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Gillyflower Posted 8 years ago
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Is the use of "as well as" correct in this sentence?

Hi,

Is the use of "as well as" correct in the below sentence?

"Mental workload depends both on task demands as well as individual characteristics and strategies used to perform the task."

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gillyflower Is the use of "as well as" correct in the below sentence? No; you cannot use it with 'both', since 'both' requires a parallel structure while 'as well as' is a subordinator. These are your choices: Mental workload depends on both task demands and individual characteristics and strategies...

  • gillyflower Is the use of "as well as" correct in the below sentence?
  • No; you cannot use it with 'both', since 'both' requires a parallel structure while 'as well as' is a subordinator.
  • These are your choices: Mental workload depends on both task demands and individual characteristics and strategies...
  • Mental workload depends on task demands as well as individual characteristics and strategies..
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gillyflowerIs the use of "as well as" correct in the below sentence?

No; you cannot use it with 'both', since 'both' requires a parallel structure while 'as well as' is a subordinator. These are your choices:

Mental workload depends on both task demands and individual characteristics and strategies...

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