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Gori Posted 18 years ago
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Dear teachers,

Please tell me whether or not the following sentence is grammatically correct or acceptable in writing. I got a bit confused...

Example) Red is used for the sample #100, black for the sample #200, and white for the sample #300.

In the above example, there is no words "is used" after "black" and after "white" though, is it still grammatically correct/acceptable in English? Or should the above sentence be written something like the one below?

Red is used for the sample #100; black is used for the sample #200; and white is used for the sample #300.

Someone, please help me..
  

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This is correct: Red is used for sample #100 , black for sample #200 , and white for sample #300 . This is also OK, but the other ' is used 's are unnecessary: Red is used for sample #100 , black is used for sample #200 , and white is used for sample #300 .

— Mister Micawber

  • This is correct: Red is used for sample #100 , black for sample #200 , and white for sample #300 .
  • This is also OK, but the other ' is used 's are unnecessary: Red is used for sample #100 , black is used for sample #200 , and white is used for sample #300 .
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This is correct:
Red is used for sample #100, black for sample #200, and white for sample #300.

This is also OK, but the other 'is used's are unnecessary:
Red is used for sample #100, black is used for sample #200, and white is used for sample #300.
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Thank you for your advice and help!
I see, I can omit the verb in the middle of the sentence, right?
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