Sage-Tips

Can you have two ins in a sentence?

It’s grammatically valid, though the two “ands” in one sentence make it sound slightly awkward. You want to avoid joining more than two sentences with “and”, because it sounds very awkward. This doesn’t do that, because the two “and”s are used in slightly different ways, but it’s still slightly awkward.

Is it OK to use and twice in a sentence?

“And” can be used two times in a sentence when making a list of things. Just like too many bridges, too many “ands” make a sentence hard to follow.

Can we use two prepositions in a sentence?

You can use two prepositions in a sentence, e.g. She looked out of the window. But out of is best thought of as one preposition (i.e. a compound preposition).

Can we use an A together?

The same rule still applies. “A” is used before words starting in consonant sounds and “an” is used before words starting with vowel sounds. It doesn’t matter if the word is an adjective, a noun, an adverb, or anything else; the rule is exactly the same.

When two or more words are combined to form one single preposition then it is called?

Compound preposition consists of two or more words.

Can Polysyndeton have commas?

Polysyndeton is a literary technique in which conjunctions (e.g. and, but, or) are used repeatedly in quick succession, often with no commas, even when the conjunctions could be removed.

Is Ke a sentence?

[M] [T] She was eager to go home. [M] [T] She was in a great hurry. [M] [T] She was very rude to him. [M] [T] The baby was fast asleep.

Was Ka sentence in English?

“She was an actress in her younger years.” “He was a star athlete in high school.” “Kevin was a pilot in the Air Force.”

Where do I use a semicolon?

Use a semicolon to join two related independent clauses in place of a comma and a coordinating conjunction (and, but, or, nor, for, so, yet). Make sure when you use the semicolon that the connection between the two independent clauses is clear without the coordinating conjunction.