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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
The use of respectively
We are familiar with typical usage of respectively as follows:
The ages of Tom, John and Alice are ten, nine, and six respectively.
My question is how about using respectively in the sentence below:
The area, population and size of the economy of Germany and France are 30 million acres, 200 million people, $ 10 billion and 35 million acres, 300 million people and $ 9 billion respectively.
The ages of Tom, John and Alice are ten, nine, and six respectively.
My question is how about using respectively in the sentence below:
The area, population and size of the economy of Germany and France are 30 million acres, 200 million people, $ 10 billion and 35 million acres, 300 million people and $ 9 billion respectively.
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I would say it's used correctly (I suggest a comma before "respectively") but the sentence is horribly awkward. Germany's area is 30 million acres, its population is 200 million, and its economy is $10 billion. For France, the respective numbers are 25 millon acres, 300 million people, and $9 billion.
- I would say it's used correctly (I suggest a comma before "respectively") but the sentence is horribly awkward.
- Germany's area is 30 million acres, its population is 200 million, and its economy is $10 billion.
- For France, the respective numbers are 25 millon acres, 300 million people, and $9 billion.
- Something like that would work better.
- In the original sentence I had to keep referring back to the beginning of the sentence to see what you were telling me.
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I would say it's used correctly (I suggest a comma before "respectively") but the sentence is horribly awkward.
Germany's area is 30 million acres, its population is 200 million, and its economy is $10 billion. For France, the respective numbers are 25 millon acres, 300 million people, and $9 billion.
Something like that would work better.
In the original sentence I had
Germany's area is 30 million acres, its population is 200 million, and its economy is $10 billion. For France, the respective numbers are 25 millon acres, 300 million people, and $9 billion.
Something like that would work better.
In the original sentence I had
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