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Which one is correct?

  • Is it good or is it bad?

  • Is it good or it is bad?

I am pretty sure that the first one is correct, but are there any cases in which the second one would be a valid option too? I could not manage to answer this using Google, since I was able to find millions of examples of both cases.

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    My google search returned 68,600 instances of the first sentence, but only 5 of the second. Make sure you use quotes.
    – Jacinto
    Commented Dec 26, 2015 at 19:12

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I'm pretty sure the first is correct and the second isn't. Generally "or" is used for similar structures/words, phrases, and clauses with the same grammatical type.

According to Cambridge Dictionary:

Or is a conjunction that connects two or more possibilities or alternatives. It connects words, phrases and clauses which are the same grammatical type:

e.g. Which do you prefer? Leather or suede?

e.g. You can have some freshly baked scones or some chocolate cake or both.

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