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Snappy Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
The position of "each"
Please tell me if the position of "each" in the following sentence is okay.
Does the sentence mean that each of the 600 people receive a registration sheet?
The audience will be chosen by lot and a registration sheet each will be sent to 600 people.
Does the sentence mean that each of the 600 people receive a registration sheet?
The audience will be chosen by lot and a registration sheet each will be sent to 600 people.
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Snappy Please tell me if the position of "each" in the following sentence is okay. Yes, but it is quite unnecessary and may be omitted. Snappy Does the sentence mean that each of the 600 people receive a registration sheet?
- Snappy Please tell me if the position of "each" in the following sentence is okay.
- Yes, but it is quite unnecessary and may be omitted.
- Snappy Does the sentence mean that each of the 600 people receive a registration sheet?
- Yes, of course: you cannot send a single sheet to a group of 600 people.
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SnappyPlease tell me if the position of "each" in the following sentence is okay.Yes, but it is quite unnecessary and may be omitted.
SnappyDoes the sentence mean that each of the 600 people receive a registration sheet?Yes, of course: you cannot send a single sheet to a group of 600 people.
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Thank you!
Is it better to say, "The audience will be chosen by lot and 600 selected people will receive a registration sheet (each)."?
Is it better to say, "The audience will be chosen by lot and 600 selected people will receive a registration sheet (each)."?
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