Need Clarification with these two sentences.

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Please feel free to drop your opinions or answers. Thank you.

1. The people seating in the open stands were drenched in the heavy downpour. (I feel the answer should be "seated")

2a. We can go to either Japan or England for holiday.
2b. We can either go to Japan or England for holiday.
(Both 2a and 2b are grammatically correct, but 2a sounds better with a stronger grammatical stance?)

CalifJim · Accepted Answer

Awenceshould be "seated"

Right.

Awence2a sounds better

Not to me. They sound about the same to me. I would say it without 'either'.

CJ

Awence · Answer

Thanks alot

Grammarfreak · Answer

AwencePlease feel free to drop your opinions or answers

Just a point about using the language at the right time, right place,in the right context and correctly. " feel free to drop your opinions" is incorrect. when one is soliciting help, in your case asking for clarification, the tone of voice is expected to be humble and courteous. With the above, not only did you use the idiom incorrectly, you also came across as nonchalant. You can tell you friend to drop you a line or two, meaning write a few words or call to let you know how he is doing.

Awence. The people ( who were) / ( seated) seating in the open stands were drenched in the heavy downpour. (I feel the answer should be "seated")

Both "seated" and "seated" are possible and acceptable because they are participle phrases functioning adverbially in the sentence.

Clive · Answer

Hi,

If you start by saying to me
We can either go to Japan or England for a holiday.. . .
I will wonder if you are going to continue by saying eg
. . . or we can stay home.

Clive

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