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Tuongvan Posted 18 years ago
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comparison
Hi teachers,
Can I say like these?:
You are as afraid of him as he is afraid of you
I love her as much as she loves me
He is as afraid of dogs as you are afraid of cats.
I am as afraid of my father as I am afraid of my mother.(here I meanI fear them both equally)
I am more afraid of my father than my mother .
Thank you in advance
Can I say like these?:
You are as afraid of him as he is afraid of you
I love her as much as she loves me
He is as afraid of dogs as you are afraid of cats.
I am as afraid of my father as I am afraid of my mother.(here I meanI fear them both equally)
I am more afraid of my father than my mother .
Thank you in advance
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They all are fine except the last one. ) The last one can be interpreted two ways: I am more afraid of my father than my mother is afraid of my father; I am more afraid of my father than I am afraid of my mother.
- They all are fine except the last one.
- ) The last one can be interpreted two ways: I am more afraid of my father than my mother is afraid of my father; I am more afraid of my father than I am afraid of my mother.
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They all are fine except the last one. (It is optional, by the way, to omit the second afraid.)
The last one can be interpreted two ways: I am more afraid of my father than my mother is afraid of my father; I am more afraid of my father than I am afraid of my mother.
The last one can be interpreted two ways: I am more afraid of my father than my mother is afraid of my father; I am more afraid of my father than I am afraid of my mother.
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