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Law/Patents - Law (general) | | English term or phrase: Do I need the second "shall"? | Hello everyone,
In the sentence below, do I need the second "shall"?
The President of XXX shall be the head of state and executive power, the highest official in XXX, **shall** be the guarantor of national independence and XXX's neutrality status, its territorial integrity, observance of the Constitution of XXX and international agreements.
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| | English translation:and | Explanation:
With this unwieldy sentence, I would do one of two things:
1. Break it up into two sentences:
The President of XXX shall be the head of state and executive power, the highest official in XXX. He/she shall be the guarantor of national independence and XXX's neutrality status, its territorial integrity, observance of the Constitution of XXX and international agreements.
2. You can't use "shall" again here, but you can pause for a breath. Remove "shall be", replace them with "and":
The President of XXX shall be the head of state and executive power, the highest official in XXX, *and* the guarantor of national independence and XXX's neutrality status, its territorial integrity, observance of the Constitution of XXX and international agreements.
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Note added at 9 mins (2012-01-20 18:18:39 GMT)
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I guess the answer to your question is: No.
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  NancyLynn
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Local time: 21:17
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Thank you, NancyLynn.
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9 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +7 | do i need the second "shall"? and
Explanation:
With this unwieldy sentence, I would do one of two things:
1. Break it up into two sentences:
The President of XXX shall be the head of state and executive power, the highest official in XXX. He/she shall be the guarantor of national independence and XXX's neutrality status, its territorial integrity, observance of the Constitution of XXX and international agreements.
2. You can't use "shall" again here, but you can pause for a breath. Remove "shall be", replace them with "and":
The President of XXX shall be the head of state and executive power, the highest official in XXX, *and* the guarantor of national independence and XXX's neutrality status, its territorial integrity, observance of the Constitution of XXX and international agreements.
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Note added at 9 mins (2012-01-20 18:18:39 GMT)
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I guess the answer to your question is: No.
:)
| NancyLynn
Canada
Local time: 21:17
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
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| | Grading comment Many thanks to everyone.
Thank you, NancyLynn. |
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