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GainRain Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Problematic Ellipsis
Is it true that this:
"He came here not to contribute to, but to sabotage the team."
is not an acceptable elliptical version of these:
"He came here not to contribute to the team, but to sabotage it/ the team."
"He came here not to contribute to the team. And he came here to sabotage it/ the team."
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"He came here not to contribute to, but to sabotage the team."
is not an acceptable elliptical version of these:
"He came here not to contribute to the team, but to sabotage it/ the team."
"He came here not to contribute to the team. And he came here to sabotage it/ the team."
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Top answer
It seems fine to me (without the comma).
- It seems fine to me (without the comma).
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