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miss noor
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Hi,
Can u help me , please ?
Which sentence is right :
I will read a short story and a play but I do not have time for both.
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I will read a short story or a play but I do not have time for both.
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26 Feb 2010
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missola
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Dear Noor,
I think both of them are incorrect
But you can put it in this way:
I will read a story or a paly but i may not have time for neither
This is what I think |
26 Feb 2010
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Zora
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The second sentence is the correct one.
I will read a short story or a play but I
do not have time for both.
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26 Feb 2010
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missola
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I �m sorry dear Noor. I think the first one is better since you are saying you dont have time for both. Using "both" makes you use �and � in the first part of the sentence. If you used �because� instead of �but� then you can use �or�. |
26 Feb 2010
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lizsantiago
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I think both are incorrect
I will read a short story and a play but I do not have time for both.
you are stating that you dont have time for both and is a conjunction that it is use to join
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I will read a short story or a play but I do not have time for both.
Or gives a choice
So it is better to say : I will read either a short story or a play (since) (because) i dont have time for both. |
26 Feb 2010
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missola
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I would agree with you lizsantiago, but Miss Noor is saying that she has to choose between these two sentences. That �s why I think the first one is better than the second one. what do you think?
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26 Feb 2010
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missola
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I would agree with you lizsantiago, but Miss Noor is saying that she has to choose between these two sentences. That �s why I think the first one is better than the second one. what do you think?
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26 Feb 2010
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Zora
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As a native speaker, I will say that the second one is heard ALL the time! And it is grammatically correct...
Sorry ... but I think that other Natives will agree with me that the second sentence is fine...
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26 Feb 2010
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missola
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Dear Zora
I won �t argue with you. I �m sure that if you are a native speaker than you know better than me. |
26 Feb 2010
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kaz76
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I agree with Zora that the second sentence is correct. It can �t be the first sentence because in the second part of the sentence you have stated that you don �t have time for both so you can �t read a book AND a play. |
26 Feb 2010
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