0
Starstuff Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
Concern...as...
Hello guys! I need your help again! 
"There are several reasons why MySpace rates are lower. Some advertisers are reluctant to be associated with the freewheeling site, which has concerned some as a potential hunting ground for sexual predators."
"which" refers to MySpace
"some" refers to advertisers
Is it correct to understand the original sentence
"...which has concerned some as a potential hunting ground..." as
"MySpace has concerned some advertisers as a potential hunting ground."?
What confuses me is the word "as", which makes me think that advertisers are potential hunting ground, not MySpace.
Can you make up another sentence in the form of "A concerns B as C"?
Any help would be appreciated!
The entire article:
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jun2006/tc20060616_682547.htm
"There are several reasons why MySpace rates are lower. Some advertisers are reluctant to be associated with the freewheeling site, which has concerned some as a potential hunting ground for sexual predators."
"which" refers to MySpace
"some" refers to advertisers
Is it correct to understand the original sentence
"...which has concerned some as a potential hunting ground..." as
"MySpace has concerned some advertisers as a potential hunting ground."?
What confuses me is the word "as", which makes me think that advertisers are potential hunting ground, not MySpace.
Can you make up another sentence in the form of "A concerns B as C"?
Any help would be appreciated!
The entire article:
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jun2006/tc20060616_682547.htm
Top answer
which has concerned some as a potential hunting ground ... "? Yes.
- which has concerned some as a potential hunting ground ...
- "?
- Yes.
Get the Weekly English Kit 📬
New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.
6 Answers
0
"which" refers to MySpace (if that's the "freewheeling site")
"some" refers to advertisers (but not only the advertisers, probably; other sections of the public might be concerned too)
Is it correct to understand the original sentence
"...which has concerned so
"some" refers to advertisers (but not only the advertisers, probably; other sections of the public might be concerned too)
Is it correct to understand the original sentence
"...which has concerned so
00
Hi Marius, thanks for the reply.
To me, the sentence "MySpace has concerned some advertisers as a potential hunting ground." sounds more like that advertisers are protential hunting ground, not MySpace. Whenever I see "A as B", A and B are directly related. But in the sentnece above, advertisers have no relationship with hunting ground.
To me, the sentence "MySpace has concerned some advertisers as a potential hunting ground." sounds more like that advertisers are protential hunting ground, not MySpace. Whenever I see "A as B", A and B are directly related. But in the sentnece above, advertisers have no relationship with hunting ground.
00
In
Some advertisers are reluctant to be associated with the freewheeling site, which
which is closer to site, than to advertisers
thus I feel your reading is quite improbable.
Some advertisers are reluctant to be associated with the freewheeling site, which
which is closer to site, than to advertisers
thus I feel your reading is quite improbable.
00
Maybe the way I asked my question was misleading.
All I've been trying to ask is this: (can you please just focus on this single sentence)
"MySpace has concerned some advertisers as a potential hunting ground."
After reading this sentence, would you see MySpace as the hunting ground or advertisers as the hunting ground? I'm asking this all because of the word "
All I've been trying to ask is this: (can you please just focus on this single sentence)
"MySpace has concerned some advertisers as a potential hunting ground."
After reading this sentence, would you see MySpace as the hunting ground or advertisers as the hunting ground? I'm asking this all because of the word "
00
It does make sense, but it should be less confusing if 'to be' is used in place of 'as.'
00
Starstuff, I understand your confusion.
In a construction such as Sarah views Mark as a predator, Sarah thinks that Mark has predator-like qualities. (I could also write a sentence like Sarah views Mark as a predator would, which means that Sarah is the one with predator-like qualities.)
If you did not have the knowledge already about MySpace, I can see how you coul
In a construction such as Sarah views Mark as a predator, Sarah thinks that Mark has predator-like qualities. (I could also write a sentence like Sarah views Mark as a predator would, which means that Sarah is the one with predator-like qualities.)
If you did not have the knowledge already about MySpace, I can see how you coul
0
Related Questions