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Vsuresh Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Sentence correctness

Hi

Please tell me if I have made the necessary changes to make the given sentence grammatical.

Both optimists and pessimists contribute to society; the optimist invents the airplane, the pessimist parachute.

Both optimists and pessimists contribute to society; the optimist invents the airplane, and the pessimist invents the parachute.

  

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Both optimists and pessimists contribute to society; the optimist invents the airplane, the pessimist the parachute. Both optimists and pessimists contribute to society; the optimist invents the airplan e, and the pessimist invents the parachute. ) Both of these sentences are correct grammar.

  • Both optimists and pessimists contribute to society; the optimist invents the airplane, the pessimist the parachute.
  • Both optimists and pessimists contribute to society; the optimist invents the airplan e, and the pessimist invents the parachute.
  • ) Both of these sentences are correct grammar.
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Both optimists and pessimists contribute to society; the optimist invents the airplane, the pessimist the parachute.

Both optimists and pessimists contribute to society; the optimist invents the airplane, and the pessimist invents the parachute. (You don't need the comma.)

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