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Bhikkhu1991 Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
Comparative-as good as
0 1. He dances as good as she dances. 02 br
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00 4. He dances as good as she has been dancing. 02 br
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00 Hello Grammar Teacher/Teachers, 02 br
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00 a. Are all the sentences grammatically correct ? 02 br
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00 b. Is the fifth sentence similar to the first sentence,that is,the comparison is to her dancing at any time ? 02 br
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00 Thank you. 02 br
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00 2. He dances as good as she danced. 02 br
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00 3. He dances as good as she has danced. 02 br
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00 4. He dances as good as she has been dancing. 02 br
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00 5. He dances as good as she is. 02 br
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00 Hello Grammar Teacher/Teachers, 02 br
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00 a. Are all the sentences grammatically correct ? 02 br
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00 b. Is the fifth sentence similar to the first sentence,that is,the comparison is to her dancing at any time ? 02 br
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00 Thank you. 02 br
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Top answer
02 br 00 These are OK: 02 br 02 br 01 i 00 1. 02 i 02 br 02 br 01 i 00 2. 02 i 02 br 02 br 01 i 00 3.
- 02 br 00 These are OK: 02 br 02 br 01 i 00 1.
- 02 i 02 br 02 br 01 i 00 2.
- 02 i 02 br 02 br 01 i 00 3.
- 02 i 02 br 02 br 01 i 00 4.
- 02 br 02 br 00 PS: I forgot to add that 01 b 01 i 00 well 02 i 02 b 00 is much better than 01 i 00 good 02 i 00 , which is only casual English.
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01 i 00 1. He dances as good as she dances. 02 i 02 br
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01 i 00 2. He dances as good as she danced. 02 i 02 br
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01 i 00 3. He dances as good as she has danced. 02 i 02 br
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01 i 00 4. He dances as good as she has been dancing. 02 i
00 These are OK: 02 br
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01 i 00 1. He dances as good as she dances. 02 i 02 br
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01 i 00 2. He dances as good as she danced. 02 i 02 br
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01 i 00 3. He dances as good as she has danced. 02 i 02 br
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01 i 00 4. He dances as good as she has been dancing. 02 i
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0 Sentence A. He dances as well as 01 u 00 she is. 02 u 02 br
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00 Hello Grammar Teacher, 02 br
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00 I would like to thank you for your advice. I have changed 'as good as ' into ' as well as ' .According to your reply, the last sentence ( He dances as good as she is .) is no good. 02 br
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00 Hello Grammar Teacher, 02 br
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00 I would like to thank you for your advice. I have changed 'as good as ' into ' as well as ' .According to your reply, the last sentence ( He dances as good as she is .) is no good. 02 br
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00 Q5 is wrong because ' 01 i 00 she is 02 i 00 ' is not elliptical of any grammar that could fit in the sentence-- it means nothing. 0-
00 Q5 is wrong because ' 01 i 00 she is 02 i 00 ' is not elliptical of any grammar that could fit in the sentence-- it means nothing. 0-
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0 But you could say "He 01 i 00 is dancing 02 i 00 as well as she 01 i 00 is 02 i 00 ," meaning, "as well as she 01 i 00 is dancing" 02 i 02 br
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It has nothing to do with 'casual' English, there is no such thing. 'Good' is an adjective, and 'well' is an adverb, so it is incorrect to use 'good' in these sentences.
Ex-English teacher.
Ex-English teacher.
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Anonymous it is incorrect to use 'good' in these sentences.I can see why you are an ex-teacher.
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