Snappy
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I learned that the use of respectively in English requires parallelism. In other words, there must be a direct one-to-one correspondence.
Please tell me if my understanding is correct in the following sentences
1. I gave some oranges and apples to Tom and Susie, respectively. (This means I gave some oranges to Tom and some apples to Susie.)
2. I gave some oranges to Tom and Susie, respectively. (This is grammatically wrong.)
3. Tom and Susie gave their respective presents to Bill. (This means Tom gave his present to Bill and Susie gave her present to Bill.)
4. Tom and Susie gave their resents to Bill, respectively. (This is grammatically wrong.)
5. Some oranges and apples were given to Tom and Susie, respectively. (This is okay, too.)
Please tell me if my understanding is correct in the following sentences
1. I gave some oranges and apples to Tom and Susie, respectively. (This means I gave some oranges to Tom and some apples to Susie.)
2. I gave some oranges to Tom and Susie, respectively. (This is grammatically wrong.)
3. Tom and Susie gave their respective presents to Bill. (This means Tom gave his present to Bill and Susie gave her present to Bill.)
4. Tom and Susie gave their resents to Bill, respectively. (This is grammatically wrong.)
5. Some oranges and apples were given to Tom and Susie, respectively. (This is okay, too.)
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