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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

One of two things or people?

Hi. Please tell me if the underlined parts are correct to indicate two levels and friends (each being different) respectively, for example, one Beginning and another Intermediate level, and one old and another new friend. Sorry for not providing you with complete example sentences. Thank you for your help in advance.

1. Our classes at Beginning and Intermediate levels offer ...
(Would it make a difference in your answer if the word "Beginning and Intermediate" were not captitalized?)
2. Gifts for old and new friends were ...
  

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If you use a capital for Beginning, use one for I ntermediate. If they are not, don't use capitals.. #2 sounds like you are talking about more than two friends.

— Clive

  • If you use a capital for Beginning, use one for I ntermediate.
  • If they are not, don't use capitals..
  • #2 sounds like you are talking about more than two friends.
  • You could say eg Gifts for our old friend and our new friend were .
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#1.If you use a capital for Beginning, use one for Intermediate. The capitals indicate those are your official names for the levels.If they are not, don't use capitals..

#2 sounds like you are talking about more than two friends.
You could say eg Gifts for our old friend and our
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Hi. Thank you. I believe we can say or write "He attended junior high and high schools in America," and it would mean one junior high school and one high school. I think I learned this in this forum. If we could write that why couldn't we write or say "These are gifts for old and new friends," meaning one old and one new friend, if that is the case?.
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The two examples you give do not clearly suggest 'just one of each'.

Clive
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