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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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Adverbial/adjectiva; participle
They tend to be occasional computer users and have strong family ties “They choose passwords that symbolize people or events with emotional value,” says Petrie. One third of respondents were “fans,” [using] the names of athletes, movie stars, fictional characters, or sports teams. Petrie says fans are young and want to associate themselves with the lifestyle represented by a celebrity.
1. To me, "using" is an adverbial. Right?
2. Can you rephrase it? Which of the following could be another rewording of that?
1. One third of respondents were “fans,” by using the names of athletes, movie stars, fictional characters, or sports teams.
2. One third of respondents, described as 'fans', used the names of athletes ,movie stars, fictional characters, or sports teams.
1. To me, "using" is an adverbial. Right?
2. Can you rephrase it? Which of the following could be another rewording of that?
1. One third of respondents were “fans,” by using the names of athletes, movie stars, fictional characters, or sports teams.
2. One third of respondents, described as 'fans', used the names of athletes ,movie stars, fictional characters, or sports teams.
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Anonymous One third of respondents were “fans,” [using] the names of athletes, movie stars, fictional characters, or sports teams. They were "fans" in that they used the names of athletes, etc. (by virtue of the fact that they used) It tells in what way they could be called fans, so it's adverbial.
- Anonymous One third of respondents were “fans,” [using] the names of athletes, movie stars, fictional characters, or sports teams.
- They were "fans" in that they used the names of athletes, etc.
- (by virtue of the fact that they used) It tells in what way they could be called fans, so it's adverbial.
- Yes.
- CJ
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AnonymousOne third of respondents were “fans,” [using] the names of athletes, movie stars, fictional characters, or sports teams.They were "fans" in that they used the names of athletes, etc.
(by virtue of the fact that they used)
It tells in what way they could be called fans, so it's adverbial. Yes.
CJ
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Why not these ones?
1. One third of respondents were “fans,” by using the names of athletes, movie stars, fictional characters, or sports teams.
2. One third of respondents, described as 'fans', used the names of athletes ,movie stars, fictional characters, or sports teams.
1. One third of respondents were “fans,” by using the names of athletes, movie stars, fictional characters, or sports teams.
2. One third of respondents, described as 'fans', used the names of athletes ,movie stars, fictional characters, or sports teams.
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