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Title: Conventional Expression, End-of-Sentence Punctuation, Within-Sentence Punctuation, Punctuating a Series

Grade: core-sat Lesson: S12-P1

Explanation: Hello Students, time to practice and review the answers.

Description:

Step Type Explanation Answer

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Problem

The summer vacation starts either tomorrow nor today. The vacation is up to one month.

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Clue

Conventional expression helps in choosing the correct idioms to complete the sentence.

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Hint

In the given sentence, the expression 'either, or' expresses two positive differences.

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Choice.A

The summer vacation starts either tomorrow nor today. The vacation is up to 1 month.

The sentence is incorrect due to the misuse of "either" and "nor." The correct expression should be "either tomorrow or today."

No change

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Choice.B

The summer vacation starts neither tomorrow nor today. The vacation is up to 1 month.

The sentence is incorrect due to the use of "neither" and "nor" in a context where they are not appropriate.

Neither, nor

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Choice.C

The summer vacation starts neither tomorrow or today. The vacation is up to 1 month.

The sentence is incorrect due to the use of "neither" and "or" together. The correct usage is to pair "neither" with "nor" and "either" with "or."

Neither, or

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Choice.D

The summer vacation starts either tomorrow or today. The vacation is up to 1 month.

The sentence is correct because it uses the conventional expressions of "either…​or" to present a choice between two options.

Either, or

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Step:

Correct sentence

The summer vacation starts either tomorrow or today. The vacation is up to 1 month.

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Answer

Option

D

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Sumup

Can you summarize what you’ve understood in the above steps?


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