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Rommel Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

The following sentence using ‘and’ is acceptable, right?

The following sentence using ‘and’ is acceptable, right? If I wrote 'She was a mass communication student, and I was a law student,' it would be longer, wouldn’t it?

She was a mass communication student and I a law student.
  

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Yes, it is acceptable. "was" is understood, so not essential.

— Wilpeter

  • Yes, it is acceptable.
  • "was" is understood, so not essential.
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Yes, it is acceptable. "was" is understood, so not essential.
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Would it be acceptable to write 'She had been a mass communication student and I a law student' if she has died recently?
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Keep in mind that as it is presently written, both she and you share a time frame, any change in her time frame will affect yours. Grammatically, however, yes it would be acceptable but does not convey any different information.
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