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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

My father works in a hospital.

My father is a doctor and works in a hospital. OR My father is a doctor and he works in a hospital. Which will be better expression? Why?
  

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These are best: My father is a doctor and he works in a hospital. My father is a doctor who works in a hospital. My father is a doctor and works in a hospital.

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  • These are best: My father is a doctor and he works in a hospital.
  • My father is a doctor who works in a hospital.
  • My father is a doctor and works in a hospital.
  • This is OK, but awkward because you are combining a linking verb and a dynamic verb to make a compound verb.
  • Good compound verbs are parallel in structure: My father cooks dinner, cleans the house, and washes the clothes.
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These are best:

My father is a doctor and he works in a hospital.
My father is a doctor who works in a hospital.

My father is a doctor and works in a hospital. This is OK, but awkward because you are combining a linking verb and a dynamic verb to make a compound verb.

Good compound verbs are parallel in structure:

My father cooks dinner, cleans
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my father works in a hospital
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