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Wed 9 Mar, 2011 04:40 am
"We want you to be not only a useful mumber of society ,but also to be a responsible one ."
My textbook says it is wrong .
it should be:
"We want you to be not only a useful one ,but also to be a responsible mumber of society ."
I see nothing wrong with the first sentence. Was your textbook written by a native speaker of the English language? The second sentence is just lame, i can't imagine any native speaker using a sentence such as that. I suggest to you that your textbook is wrong.
@catherinetan,
I agree with Setanta. The natural way for me to say this is
'We want you not only to be a useful member of society, but a responsible one.'
I second that agreement.
All those is favour say aye.