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Alc24 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
BUILD UP????? Movie Sentence
Could you say the following? Could you tell me if there is anything wrong with them?
1 From here on, all the scenes and storylines build up to the season finale that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
2. The movie goes back and forth in time between 1948 and 1997.
3 The movie isn't rated well for a comedy.
Thanks
1 From here on, all the scenes and storylines build up to the season finale that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
2. The movie goes back and forth in time between 1948 and 1997.
3 The movie isn't rated well for a comedy.
Thanks
Top answer
I'd change 'that' to ', which' in the first sentence. There is, presumably, only one season finale; there is no need to further restrict it. The problem I have with most of the sentence that you post --- not just in this post --- is that they are often grammatically correct but either state the obvious, are ambiguous or don't make too much sense.
- I'd change 'that' to ', which' in the first sentence.
- There is, presumably, only one season finale; there is no need to further restrict it.
- The problem I have with most of the sentence that you post --- not just in this post --- is that they are often grammatically correct but either state the obvious, are ambiguous or don't make too much sense.
- For example, what does 'rated well for a comedy' mean?
- Are comedies given high ratings by default?
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I'd change 'that' to ', which' in the first sentence. There is, presumably, only one season finale; there is no need to further restrict it.
The problem I have with most of the sentence that you post --- not just in this post --- is that they are often grammatically correct but either state the obvious, are ambiguous or don't make too much sense. For example, what does 'rated well for a
The problem I have with most of the sentence that you post --- not just in this post --- is that they are often grammatically correct but either state the obvious, are ambiguous or don't make too much sense. For example, what does 'rated well for a
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for the second and third
the film goes back and forth
I'm trying to say 'you see the actor as a little boy in 1948 and as an old man in 97. How would you say it if not "the movie goes back and forth between 48 and 97"
and for 3 lets say average comedies on a particular site are rated 5.5 out of 10 and this particular one is rated 7/10. I'll say "this movie is rated wel
the film goes back and forth
I'm trying to say 'you see the actor as a little boy in 1948 and as an old man in 97. How would you say it if not "the movie goes back and forth between 48 and 97"
and for 3 lets say average comedies on a particular site are rated 5.5 out of 10 and this particular one is rated 7/10. I'll say "this movie is rated wel
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I think ferdis' objection would be taken care of by a comma: "finale, which/that".
I think that in film lingo, there's a term "jump", as jump from one period of time to the other. I think 'back and forth' sounds fine.
I agree with ferdis that the third sentence just doesn't sound right at all.
I think that in film lingo, there's a term "jump", as jump from one period of time to the other. I think 'back and forth' sounds fine.
I agree with ferdis that the third sentence just doesn't sound right at all.
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