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Angel girl1 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Not only... but aslo

Hi
Could please correct this sentence?

It is chaucer's greatness that he shows not only one aspect of the medieval period, but also its wide and different faces of life.

Thanks a lot.
  

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Hi, Could please correct this sentence? It is chaucer's greatness that he shows not only one aspect of the medieval period, but also its wide and different faces of life. 'Faces of life' is not good wording.

— Clive

  • Hi, Could please correct this sentence?
  • It is chaucer's greatness that he shows not only one aspect of the medieval period, but also its wide and different faces of life.
  • 'Faces of life' is not good wording.
  • Do you mean ' facets of life'?
  • I wouldn't say the comma is wrong, but in this example I prefer no comma, as removing it seems to me to strengthen the contrast.
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Hi,

Could please correct this sentence?

It is chaucer's greatness that he shows not only one aspect of the medieval period, but also its wide and different faces of life.

'Faces of life' is not good wording. Do you mean 'facets of life'?

I wouldn't say the
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Thanks a lot for your help, but i mean something else.
What about this wording.
"It is Chaucer’s greatness that he shows not one aspect of the medieval period only, but all its wide and different faces of life"
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Hi,

The grammar is OK, but I find the phrase 'faces of life' awkward and unclear.

Clive
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Thanks a lot.
CliveThe grammar is OK, but I find the phrase 'faces of life' awkward and unclear.
I will substitute it by facets.
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