Hello,<br/><br/>Suppose we write: Would Mary talk to X to sort things out, or would she deny her brother a shot at promotion?<br/><br/>Two questions: Can we repeat 'would' in this manner while using 'or' to bring up alternatives? Or, is there a simpler way?<br/><br/>Second, using 'deny', I take it 'deny Mary an apple' is correct and one doesn't have to write: deny Mary <b>of</b> an apple (with an of).<br/><br/>Thanks,