The Elements of Style [Illustrated] by Strunk Jr. William

Author:Strunk Jr., William
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: BOTH
Publisher: Seedbox Press, LLC
Published: 2011-11-25T16:00:00+00:00

In spring, summer, or in winter

In spring, summer, or winter (In spring, in summer, or in winter)

Correlative expressions (both, and; not, but; not only, but also; either, or; first, second, third; and the like) should be followed by the same grammatical construction. Many violations of this rule can be corrected by rearranging the sentence.

It was both a long ceremony and very tedious.

The ceremony was both long and tedious.

Either you must grant his request or incur his ill will.

You must either grant his request or incur his ill will.

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