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Idiom - And

by hemant_rajput » Tue Apr 16, 2013 8:19 am
How come this sentence is correct?

"We work all night, AND we sleep all day."
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by neha24 » Tue Apr 16, 2013 10:16 pm
How come this sentence is correct?
cite the reasons that make u feel that it is wrong !!
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by hemant_rajput » Tue Apr 16, 2013 10:50 pm
neha24 wrote:
How come this sentence is correct?
cite the reasons that make u feel that it is wrong !!
2 elements separated by COMMA + AND. Shouldn't it be like - X AND Y?
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by neha24 » Tue Apr 16, 2013 11:02 pm
Shouldn't it be like - X AND Y?
two I clauses joined by "and" needs a comma ----> we sleep all day is an I clause
also this sentence wud have been oki even without a comma [/i]
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by sonalibhangay » Wed Apr 17, 2013 8:33 am
I agree with Neha, it is 2 independent clauses conveying complete ideas, joined by comma FANBOYS - "AND". (Coordinating Conjunction)
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