Hi,
Is the sentence below grammatically correct? The context is: the provincial govt will provide the am snack and lunch; the municipal govt the pm snacks. Thanks.
Director Bernardo Perez said the provincial government committed to providing morning snacks and lunch while the municipal government snacks in the afternoon.
Comments
No. Technically, you can omit like that, but you need a comma to mark the omission (and a comma between the independent clauses): "Director Bernardo Perez said the provincial government committed to providing morning snacks and lunch, while the municipal government, snacks in the afternoon." But that is terrible. The reader has to go on safari for the omitted words. I recommend
"Director Bernardo Perez said the provincial government committed to providing morning snacks and lunch. The municipal government will provide snacks in the afternoon."
It often doesn't pay to try to be slick and slip everything into one sentence. Brevity is the soul of wit, but wit isn't all it's cracked up to be when what you have to say is as pedestrian as this.