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Mr1bin Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

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Ally and Julie dressed up as a nurse and a wonder woman each/respectively

Is that sentence ok ?
  

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mr1bin Ally and Julie dressed up as a nurse and [as] W onder W oman, respectively. That means Ally was a nurse and Julie was Wonder Woman.

— BarbaraPA

  • mr1bin Ally and Julie dressed up as a nurse and [as] W onder W oman, respectively.
  • That means Ally was a nurse and Julie was Wonder Woman.
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mr1binAlly and Julie dressed up as a nurse and [as] Wonder Woman, respectively.
That means Ally was a nurse and Julie was Wonder Woman.
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Thank you Thank you!
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Could you just tell me why each is not acceptable? Thanks!

Ally and Julie dressed up as a nurse and [as] Wonder Woman, respectively/each.
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"Each" would mean that Ally dressed up as a nurse and as Wonder Woman, and Julie dressed up a nurse and Wonder Woman. Each woman did it separately.
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Thank you for the clear explanation!
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Akshay BilolikarRespectably.
No. Respectively.

CJ
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