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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
The Use of Both
In the sentence below, is the word 'both' necesseray? Why or why not?
He writes well and effectively.
He writes well and effectively.
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No, it's not necessary. You could use "both" when two qualities are not associated with each other. " Nor would it be wrong to include if you wanted to.
- No, it's not necessary.
- You could use "both" when two qualities are not associated with each other.
- " Nor would it be wrong to include if you wanted to.
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No, it's not necessary. You could use "both" when two qualities are not associated with each other. "Well" and "effectively" are very closely related (one might even say synonymous in this context) so there is no need for the "both." Nor would it be wrong to include if you wanted to.
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