Is using and/or formal?

Is using and/or formal?

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Please do not use “and/or” in either formal or informal writing. In common English, the “or” is a “non-exclusive or” which means “either A or B, or A and B”. When I say “I can have a banana OR I can have coffee” then I am also OK with having both.

Q. How do you use conceit in a sentence?

Conceit sentence example. Camille’s conceit about her beauty is quite annoying. Celebrities are usually stereotyped to be people full of conceit . The author’s writing style is full of conceit and arrogance, I am disliking this book more by the minute.

Q. How do you use supervision in a sentence?

Supervision in a Sentence 🔉

  1. Those taking the test should be under watchful supervision during the administration of their exam.
  2. Babies require vigilant supervision, and Melissa can’t turn her back on those twins for a second.

Q. How do you use balderdash in a sentence?

Balderdash in a Sentence 🔉

  1. Every word that came out of the drunk man’s mouth was balderdash.
  2. Since the politician has no proof of his opponent’s wrongdoings, his claims are viewed as balderdash.
  3. People referred to the old man’s crazy ideas as balderdash.

Q. Which sentence is correct grammatically?

In order for a sentence to be grammatically correct, the subject and verb must both be singular or plural. In other words, the subject and verb must agree with one another in their tense. If the subject is in plural form, the verb should also be in plur al form (and vice versa).

Q. What is another way to say and or?

And/or (also and or) is a grammatical conjunction used to indicate that one or more of the cases it connects may occur. It is used as an inclusive or (as in logic and mathematics), while an or in spoken language might be inclusive or exclusive.

Q. What is the correct way to write and or?

In writing either and or or is usually adequate. If a greater distinction is needed, another phrasing is available : X or Y, or both. It is more common in technical,business,and legal writing. There is no correct way; it depends on what style guide you are using.

Q. Can you use AND and OR in the same sentence?

Yes it can be used together. Sentence examples: Should I do it, in case he forgets?

Q. What is the correct way of writing something on the screen?

Answer. Answer: print (“HELLO”) is the right answer because this command won’t work without parenthesis.

Q. What is but in grammar?

The word but is one of the seven coordinating conjunctions in English (the others are and, or, so, for, nor, and yet). It’s used to connect two statements that contrast or contradict each other in some way.

Q. How do you use but in grammar?

We use but as an alternative to except (for), apart from and bar to introduce the only thing or person that the main part of the sentence does not include. It is often used after words such as everyone, nobody, anything, anywhere, all, no, none, any, every.

Q. How do you use and in grammar?

The word and is a conjunction, and when a conjunction joins two independent clauses, you should use a comma with it. The proper place for the comma is before the conjunction. On Monday we’ll see the Eiffel Tower, and on Tuesday we’ll visit the Louvre.

Q. Where is but used?

But is used to connect ideas that contrast. … But means ‘except’ when it is used after words such as all, everything/nothing, everyone/no one, everybody/nobody: … But for is used to introduce the reason why something didn’t happen: … The conjunctions but and although/though connect ideas that contrast.

Q. How do you explain the word but to a child?

Kids Definition of but

  1. 1 : yet nevertheless She fell but wasn’t hurt. He was poor but proud.
  2. 2 : while just the opposite I ski but you don’t.
  3. 3 : except that : unless It never rains but it pours.

Q. Can you use but twice in a sentence?

2 Answers. There is nothing wrong with a sentence like that. But if you were concerned you could break the sentence into constituent parts, and you would see that it was correct, but might still want to consider splitting the sentence in two to make it more readable.

Q. What’s it called when you use the same word twice in a sentence?

In literary criticism and rhetoric, a tautology is a statement which repeats an idea, using near-synonymous morphemes, words or phrases, effectively “saying the same thing twice”.

Q. Which sentence uses Famish correctly?

After the straight exam, I felt too exhausted and famished to eat my favourite foods. I could eat a horse, I am famish now. I famished my stomach next time you treat me to a meal out. I will bring lots of pizza, that’s a famish.

Q. What are the grammar rules?

9 English Grammar Rules to Remember

  • 1 Adjectives and adverbs.
  • 2 Pay attention to homophones.
  • 3 Use the correct conjugation of the verb.
  • 4 Connect your ideas with conjunctions.
  • 5 Sentence construction.
  • 6 Remember the word order for questions.
  • 7 Use the right past form of verbs.
  • 8 Get familiar with the main English verb tenses.
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