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Minweiwang Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
The right Conjunction in a sentence
Hi there:
I'm wondering what's the correct choice for the following sentence.
1. The clerk was not able to find the invoice ___ the order.
a. or b. and c. but d. nor.
the right answer is (a) or BUT is it also incorrect to use (d) nor or (c) but
Thank you for your answer
Min-Wei
I'm wondering what's the correct choice for the following sentence.
1. The clerk was not able to find the invoice ___ the order.
a. or b. and c. but d. nor.
the right answer is (a) or BUT is it also incorrect to use (d) nor or (c) but
Thank you for your answer
Min-Wei
Top answer
They're all grammtically correct, but only (a) is idiomatic. (b) would have the same meaning, but we wouldn't use it in a negative sentence. " (d) would be correctly understood, but we'd say, "The clerk was able to find neither the invoice nor the order.
- They're all grammtically correct, but only (a) is idiomatic.
- (b) would have the same meaning, but we wouldn't use it in a negative sentence.
- " (d) would be correctly understood, but we'd say, "The clerk was able to find neither the invoice nor the order.
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They're all grammtically correct, but only (a) is idiomatic.
(b) would have the same meaning, but we wouldn't use it in a negative sentence.
(c) would indicate that the order was found, but we'd say, "The clerk was not able to find the invoice, but [he] found the order."
(d) would be correctly understood, but we'd say, "The clerk was able to find neither the invoice nor
(b) would have the same meaning, but we wouldn't use it in a negative sentence.
(c) would indicate that the order was found, but we'd say, "The clerk was not able to find the invoice, but [he] found the order."
(d) would be correctly understood, but we'd say, "The clerk was able to find neither the invoice nor
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