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English 1b3 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Three slightly tricky grammar questions
I understand that 'both' after a noun can mean one or the other, not both at the same time. But if they precede the nouns then it means both at the same time. Correct?
The tyres are suitable for the road, both wet and dry.
This means roads which are either wet or dry are suited to the tyres, correct?
It's an odd adjective phrase.
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What type of phrase it, and what does it modify?
The principal of a high school in Massachusetts recently banned the word meep in his school, threatening any student who used it, spoken or written, with expulsion.
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Drinking habits are costing us dearly-somewhere between $1 billion and $4 billion a year.
Is the prepositional phrase in bold sort of like an adverb appositive-even though such a name doesn't exist?
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Thanks very much for your time
The tyres are suitable for the road, both wet and dry.
This means roads which are either wet or dry are suited to the tyres, correct?
It's an odd adjective phrase.
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What type of phrase it, and what does it modify?
The principal of a high school in Massachusetts recently banned the word meep in his school, threatening any student who used it, spoken or written, with expulsion.
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Drinking habits are costing us dearly-somewhere between $1 billion and $4 billion a year.
Is the prepositional phrase in bold sort of like an adverb appositive-even though such a name doesn't exist?
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Thanks very much for your time
Top answer
Hi, I understand that 'both' after a noun can mean one or the other, not both at the same time. But if they precede the nouns then it means both at the same time. Correct?
- Hi, I understand that 'both' after a noun can mean one or the other, not both at the same time.
- But if they precede the nouns then it means both at the same time.
- Correct?
- That doesn't sound correct to me.
- I like Coke.
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Hi,
I understand that 'both' after a noun can mean one or the other, not both at the same time. But if they precede the nouns then it means both at the same time. Correct? That doesn't sound correct to me.
I like Coke.
I like Pepsi.
I like both Coke and Pepsi. (ie I like two things.)
The tyres are suitable for the road, bot
I understand that 'both' after a noun can mean one or the other, not both at the same time. But if they precede the nouns then it means both at the same time. Correct? That doesn't sound correct to me.
I like Coke.
I like Pepsi.
I like both Coke and Pepsi. (ie I like two things.)
The tyres are suitable for the road, bot
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I'm trying to find the discussion I read on the word both. I'm sure it made out that it was one or the other if it followed the noun
Unsure what meep means, sorry. It's a true story though. I think it is used by kids in Schools to annoy Teachers, meaning virutally nothing.
Interesting point about the prepositional phrase in the final sentence; I now realise you are right, becau
Unsure what meep means, sorry. It's a true story though. I think it is used by kids in Schools to annoy Teachers, meaning virutally nothing.
Interesting point about the prepositional phrase in the final sentence; I now realise you are right, becau
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