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Hanuman_2000 Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
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1. He neither wrote nor read a letter.
Is this correct?
Is (1) a cound sentence or a complex sentence? How to identify it?
One book says that if two sentences are connected with a co-ordinate conjuction then the sentence is a compound sentence.
1. He neither wrote nor read a letter.
Is this correct?
Is (1) a cound sentence or a complex sentence? How to identify it?
One book says that if two sentences are connected with a co-ordinate conjuction then the sentence is a compound sentence.
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It is correct. It is not two sentences (= independent clauses) connected with a coordinate conjunction; it is two verbs connected thus. It is a simple sentence with a compound verb.
- It is correct.
- It is not two sentences (= independent clauses) connected with a coordinate conjunction; it is two verbs connected thus.
- It is a simple sentence with a compound verb.
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It is correct. It is not two sentences (= independent clauses) connected with a coordinate conjunction; it is two verbs connected thus. It is a simple sentence with a compound verb.
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1. He neither wrote nor read a letter.
Is this correct? Yes
Is (1) a compound sentence or a complex sentence? How to identify it?
There is no two sentences but two verbs and because of that.
A simple sentence is a single independent clause. An independent clause is a group of words that together express one complete thought. It includes a subje
Is this correct? Yes
Is (1) a compound sentence or a complex sentence? How to identify it?
There is no two sentences but two verbs and because of that.
A simple sentence is a single independent clause. An independent clause is a group of words that together express one complete thought. It includes a subje
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