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Gori  #480225  Fri, 22 Feb 08 12:59 PM

Dear teachers,

Please tell me whether or not the following sentence is grammatically correct or acceptable in writing.  I got a bit confused...

Example) Red is used for the sample #100, black for the sample #200, and white for the sample #300.

In the above example, there is no words "is used" after "black" and after "white" though, is it still grammatically correct/acceptable in English? Or should the above sentence be written something like the one below?

Red is used for the sample #100; black is used for the sample #200; and white is used for the sample #300.

Someone, please help me..

  
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Mister Micawber  #480230  Fri, 22 Feb 08 01:02 PM
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This is correct:

Red is used for sample #100, black for sample #200, and white for sample #300.

 

This is also OK, but the other 'is used's are unnecessary:

 Red is used for sample #100, black is used for sample #200, and white is used for sample #300.

  
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Gori  #480451  Fri, 22 Feb 08 10:22 PM

Thank you for your advice and help!
I see, I can omit the verb in the middle of the sentence, right?

  
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