I think both are fine. But they aren't. In this case, 'both' must be followed by two phrases that are grammatically equivalent. In your sentence it is followed by a prepositional phrase and a noun phrase. You should move the

The varous definitions I have read say it is modified, which can only be a relative clause (or an appositive) can't it, since it is modifying a noun phrase? I would say that it's usually a noun followed by a relative clause, but it could

PS. Does your grammar source really insist that a summative modifier include a relative clause? That doesn't seem necessary. The varous definitions I have read say it is modified, which can only be a relative clause (or an

Not OK. In this one there's no relative pronoun that connects back to friends -- just who , which connects back to one . The result of this mistake is that the second part of the sentence is just a dangling fragment of a sentence.

Hi, I understand that 'both' after a noun can mean one or the other, not both at the same time. But if they precede the nouns then it means both at the same time. Correct? That doesn't sound correct to me. I like Coke. I like

I'm stuck. What is a verb phrase? Some "grammarians" call verbals "verbs" in certain contexts. I used to think a noun phrase had to be "headed" by a noun. Now I know better.

Hi, Uncountable (abstract) nouns are more likely to take an 'a' if they refer to specific situations. However, this is not always the case. My body was in pain. It was a pain I had never felt before. Both sentences refer to a

My pleasure, English 1b3. In my opinion, the two noun phrases do not meet the specified requirements to call them appositives. Instead, as I pointed out, they are mere conjoins - coordinated direct objects put together without conjunctions

There would be both advantages and disadvantages to having a shopping center built in my neighborhood To have is a common mistake and it's incorrect. having a shopping center built in my neighborhood -is the cause which is a noun phrase

Hi 1b3, In sentence 1, you cannot say 'instead having' which is incorrect. You could have used a clause with 'but' like this: The glasses no longer have crappy red and green lenses, but rather clear ones. That works pretty well.