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Hans51 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Choice of words, make
"This customer is making what looks like a routine purchase through Amazon.com."
I found this sentence in a newspaper and I was wondering if because of a routine purchase, the verb is make and I know make a purchase is a common phrase or make what looks like phrase is commonly used?
I hope to make this question clear and hear from you again.
Thank you so much and have a good day.
I found this sentence in a newspaper and I was wondering if because of a routine purchase, the verb is make and I know make a purchase is a common phrase or make what looks like phrase is commonly used?
I hope to make this question clear and hear from you again.
Thank you so much and have a good day.
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The relevant phrase is "make/making a purchase". "what looks like" and "routine" are insertions.
- The relevant phrase is "make/making a purchase".
- "what looks like" and "routine" are insertions.
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The relevant phrase is "make/making a purchase". "what looks like" and "routine" are insertions.
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Hans51This customer is making what looks like a routine purchase through Amazon.com.You can substitute the structure 'what looks like X' for 'X' in many cases. Other substitutions you'll see are 'what seems to be', 'what we call', 'what we might call', 'what is called', 'what is clearly', and so on. There are many variations. The whole structure, starting
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