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| =====Either...or===== | |
| <html><P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">Note that </SPAN></B><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">when<SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc"> either</SPAN> is not at the beginning of a sentence or clause, we can omit it:</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%"> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>It's available in (<SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">either</SPAN>) red <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">or</SPAN> blue. <SPAN style="COLOR: #00b050"></SPAN></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN>We can have the meeting (<SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">either</SPAN>) tomorrow <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">or</SPAN> Friday.</SPAN></B></P> <P> </P> <P><BR> </P></html> | |
| =====Not only...but also ===== | |
| <html><P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">Note that</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%"> </SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoListParagraph style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">1.<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></B><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">We can separate <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">but </SPAN>and <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">also</SPAN> - they don't have to be together in the sentence: </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 72pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%"> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 72pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">She's <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">not only </SPAN>creative <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">but also</SPAN> good at solving problems.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 72pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">Or</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 72pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">She's not only creative <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">but</SPAN> she's <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">also</SPAN> good at solving problems.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%"> </SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial"><SPAN style="mso-list: Ignore">2.<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></B><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">We often invert the <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">not only </SPAN>clause: </SPAN></B></P> <P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; mso-add-space: auto"><B>< |