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Hanuman_2000 Posted 20 years ago
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Hello,
You must be quite. You must leave the room.
a) You must be either quite or leave the room.
b) You must be quite or you must leave the room.
Which one is correct?
Why is (1) not correct?
You must be quite. You must leave the room.
a) You must be either quite or leave the room.
b) You must be quite or you must leave the room.
Which one is correct?
Why is (1) not correct?
Top answer
I think you need an adjective after "or" to co-cordinate with the adjective "quite".
- I think you need an adjective after "or" to co-cordinate with the adjective "quite".
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I think you need an adjective after "or" to co-cordinate with the adjective "quite".
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Hanuman_2000Hello,
You must be quite. You must leave the room.
a) You must be either quite or leave the room.You must either be quiet or leave the room. It's a question of parallel structure.
b) You must be quite or you must leave the room.
Which one is correct?
Why is (1) not correct?
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Hi,
For this exercise to make sense, I think that instead of 'quite', you mean 'quiet'.
You must be quiet. You must leave the room.
a) You must be either quiet or leave the room. With either, you need to 'balance' your sentence by using the same kind of structure on each 'side' of the
For this exercise to make sense, I think that instead of 'quite', you mean 'quiet'.
You must be quiet. You must leave the room.
a) You must be either quiet or leave the room. With either, you need to 'balance' your sentence by using the same kind of structure on each 'side' of the
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