11-Dec-2003, 13:01
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 Re: grammar
RonBee,
I got confused. Am I wrong in thingking that 'either' means 'one of the two'? The dictionary says so. So if I understand it as 'one of the two books holds the opinion....' then can I choose 'a'
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Originally Posted by RonBee I was wrong! I have changed my mind on one of the questions. Quote: |
Originally Posted by jiang
2. _______ of the two books holds the opinion that the danger of nuclear war is increasing.
a. Either b. Neither
The correct anwser is b while I think a is also correct . Am I right?
| Normally, either and neither are grammatically interchangeable. However, while both books might advance a particular opinion it does not, in my opinion, make sense to say that either of them does. Thus, only b is correct.
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