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DanQuebec Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Using "Either"
Hello everyone,
I have this sentence in my workbook:
"Either beef or fish you can choose."
I would instinctively put a comma after fish... but is it still good as it is?
Thank you for your answers
Dan
I have this sentence in my workbook:
"Either beef or fish you can choose."
I would instinctively put a comma after fish... but is it still good as it is?
Thank you for your answers
Dan
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Hello, Dan - and welcome to English Forums. Unfortunately, it is not a natural sentence either way. Perhaps it was written by a French speaker?
- Hello, Dan - and welcome to English Forums.
- Unfortunately, it is not a natural sentence either way.
- Perhaps it was written by a French speaker?
- This is the natural utterance: You can choose either beef or fish .
- In conversation, where complete sentences are less common, you would hear this: Pasenger: What's the entree?
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Hello, Dan - and welcome to English Forums.
Unfortunately, it is not a natural sentence either way. Perhaps it was written by a French speaker?
This is the natural utterance: You can choose either beef or fish.
In conversation, where complete sentences are less common, you would hear this:
Pasenger: What's the entree?
Flight Attendant: Either bee
Unfortunately, it is not a natural sentence either way. Perhaps it was written by a French speaker?
This is the natural utterance: You can choose either beef or fish.
In conversation, where complete sentences are less common, you would hear this:
Pasenger: What's the entree?
Flight Attendant: Either bee
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Thank you fro your answer Micawber. The workbook is produced and sold in Japan... I guess they don't have much proof readers because I found at least 4 other mistakes on the same page
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