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Son James Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
This question Right ?
Please check whether or not the following question is right.
"Each supervisor should remind his staff that ______ they notify the personnel office otherwise, they will be scheduled to take their vacation next year."
The correct answer is "unless". But I think since there is "otherwise", the sentence doesn't need "unless". The meaning of unless and otherwise are being overlapped.
Can we use "unless" together with "otherwise" ?
And one more, can I change like this ?
Unless they notify the personnel office, they will be scheduled to take their vacation next year.
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Without their notifying the personnel office, they will be scheduled to take their vacation next year.
Thank you for your answer in advance.
"Each supervisor should remind his staff that ______ they notify the personnel office otherwise, they will be scheduled to take their vacation next year."
The correct answer is "unless". But I think since there is "otherwise", the sentence doesn't need "unless". The meaning of unless and otherwise are being overlapped.
Can we use "unless" together with "otherwise" ?
And one more, can I change like this ?
Unless they notify the personnel office, they will be scheduled to take their vacation next year.
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Without their notifying the personnel office, they will be scheduled to take their vacation next year.
Thank you for your answer in advance.
Top answer
You are correct. " Yes, you can change the sentence to: Without their notifying the personnel office, they will be scheduled to take their vacation next year.
- You are correct.
- " Yes, you can change the sentence to: Without their notifying the personnel office, they will be scheduled to take their vacation next year.
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You are correct.
The sentence should read:
"Each supervisor should remind his staff that unless they notify the personnel office, they will be scheduled to take their vacation next year."
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"Each supervisor should remind his staff that they will need to notify the personnel office, otherwise they will be scheduled to take their vacation n
The sentence should read:
"Each supervisor should remind his staff that unless they notify the personnel office, they will be scheduled to take their vacation next year."
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"Each supervisor should remind his staff that they will need to notify the personnel office, otherwise they will be scheduled to take their vacation n
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Son JamesBut I think since there is "otherwise", the sentence doesn't need "unless".No, unless is essential.
Son JamesThe meaning of unless and otherwise are being overlapped.I think you are misinterpreting otherwise as under different circumstances. In the sentence, otherwise means something
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Ah! can "otherwise" be "something else" ? then, it means "otherwise" can be a kind of "noun phrase" ? Thank you so much,Mr.Aspara Gus!
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You cannot use both unless and otherwise in this sentence. It is not correct. Do not use:
Each staff member should remind his staff that unless they notify the personnel office otherwise, they will be scheduled to take their vacation next year.
Each staff member should remind his staff that unless they notify the personnel office otherwise, they will be scheduled to take their vacation next year.
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Son JamesThen that means "otherwise" can be a kind of "noun phrase"?The Merriam-Webster Dictionary calls it a pronoun.
Cynthia3754You cannot use both unless and otherwise in this sentence. It is not correct.I’m afraid you’re misinterpreting otherwise. Please consult a
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Thank you for your kind answer,Ms.Cynthia. For your reference,that question was made by non native speaker 
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I don't care what it is called.... In 53 years of speaking the English language, I have never and would never use this sentence.. There are several things in English that we can teach as being correct, but would never use, because is sounds horrible.
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Always thank you for your kind explanation. I will keep "pronoun" role of "otherwise" in my mind. Thanks again,Mr.Aspara Gus
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