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4444mv Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Position of 'either'

Which is the correct version?

Either he forgot the date of the party or he was deliverately absent.
He either forgot the date of the party or was deliverately absent.
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4444mv Which is the correct version? Both, with "deli b erately". (You must be a speaker of Spanish.

— CalifJim

  • 4444mv Which is the correct version?
  • Both, with "deli b erately".
  • (You must be a speaker of Spanish.
  • b-v trouble!
  • That's OK.
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4444mvWhich is the correct version?
Both, with "deliberately".
(You must be a speaker of Spanish. b-v trouble! That's OK. I write: Bienes de Benezuela?
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CalifJim 4444mvWhich is the correct version?Both, with "deliberately". (You must be a speaker of Spanish. b-v trouble! That's OK. I write: Bienes de Benezuela? )CJ
Oh! My ***! Shame on me!!
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4444mvNow, if I say He either did X or Y , the subject is the same. If I say Either he or her she did X, we have two subjects.
True, true.
4444mvIf the sentence starts with 'either', don't we always expect to have two subjects and not two actions?
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CalifJim 4444mvNow, if I say He either did X or Y , the subject is the same. If I say Either he or her she did X, we have two subjects.True, true.4444mvIf the sentence starts with 'either', don't we always expect to have two subjects and not two actions?No. You can have it either way. CJ
Ok. Thank you CJ!
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