whats the difference between these 2 sentences;
A.A teacher has to be strict or else the students will walk all over him.
B.A teacher has to be strict ,or the students will walk all over him.
2006-07-29 22:49:52 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
While the meaning of the sentences are essentially the same, the 1st one uses 'or else' and the 2nd uses a comma - so while reading them you would read the 1st completely without a break and the second you would pause after the comma.
In regular conversation however, the 2nd would be more correct. 'Or else' would be more of a warning - but you can use it as well.
ANother way to oput the sentence:
A teacher has to be strict; if not, the students will walk all over him.
Its just anohter way of saying it. :-)
2006-07-29 22:59:04 · answer #1 · answered by Jest21 3 · 3⤊ 2⤋
A. its says it like a threat so the students MIGHT walk over the teacher but in B. its says that the students WILL walk over the teacher
2006-07-29 22:54:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is no differance really. the coma just indicates a slight pause. as for 'else' , in sentence A, it's more of 'ur students MIGHT/MAY walk all over u'. As for B, there is a definate and clearer note of what the possible outcome will be.
2006-07-29 22:56:54 · answer #3 · answered by Leika S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A-or else the students will walk all over him
B-or the students will walk all ove him
else is the difference
2006-07-30 01:21:58 · answer #4 · answered by Ryan H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first of all, it extremely is "grammar" no longer "grammer." i might harm the sentence into 2 aspects, as follows: I actual have triumph over super existence-changing trials. i won't think of the variety of individual i may be if I had no longer had those reports.
2016-12-14 16:13:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's no difference in meaning. Perhaps the first sentence is a better solution, it sounds better. In the second one you don't need to use comma.
2006-07-30 00:22:13 · answer #6 · answered by sagittarius 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't need the comma after strict. Alternatives between or don't and shouldn't have a comma.
2006-07-29 22:54:11 · answer #7 · answered by Pandak 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They both are grammatical and mean exactly the same thing. If you could use one of them, you could substitute the other in all cases.
2006-07-29 23:11:44 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the sentences speak opposite to each other
2006-07-29 22:55:03 · answer #9 · answered by sandeep s 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am learning english.now. That is low level. I have one way. Ask teacher.
2006-07-29 22:51:46 · answer #10 · answered by jin 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋