Events & Promotions
|
|
GMAT Club Daily Prep
Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.
Customized
for You
Track
Your Progress
Practice
Pays
Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.
Apr 2610:00 AM EDT
-11:00 AM EDT
The Target Test Prep course represents a quantum leap forward in GMAT preparation, a radical reinterpretation of the way that students should study. Try before you buy with a 5-day, full-access trial of the course for FREE!
Apr 2711:00 AM EDT
-12:00 PM EDT
Prefer video-based learning? The Target Test Prep OnDemand course is a one-of-a-kind video masterclass featuring 400 hours of lecture-style teaching by Scott Woodbury-Stewart, founder of Target Test Prep and one of the most accomplished GMAT instructors
Apr 2808:00 AM PDT
-11:00 AM PDT
Whether you are just beginning your MBA journey or fine-tuning your path to a 700+ score, GMAT Day is designed to give you a competitive edge.
31 Dec 2009, 03:03
Kudos
Bookmarks
N
Be sure to select an answer first to save it in the Error Log before revealing the correct answer (OA)!
Difficulty:
(N/A)
Question Stats:
0% (00:00) correct
0%
(00:00)
wrong
based on 0
sessions
History
Date
Time
Result
Not Attempted Yet
Hi guys
my question is pretty simple
When I have three or more examples, should I write:
1) Either X, Y or Z
or
2) Either X or Y or Z?
Do I separate the first and second with comma or "OR"?
(The same question for "Whether X, Y or Z" or "Whether X or Y or Z)
Thanks a lot
my question is pretty simple
When I have three or more examples, should I write:
1) Either X, Y or Z
or
2) Either X or Y or Z?
Do I separate the first and second with comma or "OR"?
(The same question for "Whether X, Y or Z" or "Whether X or Y or Z)
Thanks a lot
Archived Topic
Hi there,
This topic has been closed and archived due to inactivity or violation of community quality standards. No more replies are possible here.
Where to now? Join ongoing discussions on thousands of quality questions in our Sentence Correction (SC - EA only) Forum
Still interested in this question? Check out the "Best Topics" block below for a better discussion on this exact question, as well as several more related questions.
Thank you for understanding, and happy exploring!
02 Jan 2010, 17:28
Kudos
Bookmarks
Although the standard form of the Either/Or construct limits to choice between two alternatives, there seem to be a general acceptance to using this construct when choosing more than two alternatives, using the form Either X, Y, Or Z. The comma before Or, is optional.
Same with the Whether/Or construct - Whether X, Y, Or Z ... should be acceptable.
Here is a snap of a Wiki section, on the use of Either: (Unfortunately I cannot post a link yet) -->
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A frequent difficulty in English usage concerns the permissibility of using either to refer to more than one alternative. Generally, either refers to exactly two alternatives. When there are more, linguistic prescriptivists counsel the use of any. One generally accepted exception to this rule is when either is used as a conjunction to introduce a string of either/or alternatives:
Either she will sink, swim, or get out of the pool.
Any is not used as a conjunction, and cannot be used in this context.
As an adjective, either can mean both. For example, a driveway that is lined by palm trees "on either side" means that the driveway is lined with palm trees on both sides.
In the context of a legal contract, the term "either" can refer to several parties and/or beneficiaries. Real estate contracts often use "either" to include the buyers, sellers, and their agents.
--------------------------------------
Hope this helps !
Same with the Whether/Or construct - Whether X, Y, Or Z ... should be acceptable.
Here is a snap of a Wiki section, on the use of Either: (Unfortunately I cannot post a link yet) -->
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A frequent difficulty in English usage concerns the permissibility of using either to refer to more than one alternative. Generally, either refers to exactly two alternatives. When there are more, linguistic prescriptivists counsel the use of any. One generally accepted exception to this rule is when either is used as a conjunction to introduce a string of either/or alternatives:
Either she will sink, swim, or get out of the pool.
Any is not used as a conjunction, and cannot be used in this context.
As an adjective, either can mean both. For example, a driveway that is lined by palm trees "on either side" means that the driveway is lined with palm trees on both sides.
In the context of a legal contract, the term "either" can refer to several parties and/or beneficiaries. Real estate contracts often use "either" to include the buyers, sellers, and their agents.
--------------------------------------
Hope this helps !
09 Jan 2010, 01:54
Kudos
Bookmarks
Good point brought up by both...
Cheers,
Cheers,
Archived Topic
Hi there,
This topic has been closed and archived due to inactivity or violation of community quality standards. No more replies are possible here.
Where to now? Join ongoing discussions on thousands of quality questions in our Sentence Correction (SC - EA only) Forum
Still interested in this question? Check out the "Best Topics" block above for a better discussion on this exact question, as well as several more related questions.
Thank you for understanding, and happy exploring!
