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Nakool Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Contrast to/with
The farmer's way of life can be contrasted __ that of the factory worker.
a) to
b) with
Answer is (b).
Please tell me why we can't use 'contrasted to'.
Do we always use 'with' with contrast. please give some examples related to difference between 'contrast to' and 'contrast with'.
a) to
b) with
Answer is (b).
Please tell me why we can't use 'contrasted to'.
Do we always use 'with' with contrast. please give some examples related to difference between 'contrast to' and 'contrast with'.
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This is another poor or overly prescriptive question. Your test source is suspect.
Read this—
Usage Note (Am Heritage Dictionary):
'...When contrast is used as a transitive verb, both 'with' and 'to' may follow, though 'with' is more common: 'Most scholars contrast the light comedies of his early career with (or to) the dark comedies that were written late in
Read this—
Usage Note (Am Heritage Dictionary):
'...When contrast is used as a transitive verb, both 'with' and 'to' may follow, though 'with' is more common: 'Most scholars contrast the light comedies of his early career with (or to) the dark comedies that were written late in
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just want to confirm if the 'contrast' used in my previous post is used as a transitive verb. So both 'with' and 'to' are fine. Is my understanding of your post correct?
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NakoolSo both 'with' and 'to' are fine.Yes. It is not transitive, really, in my view.
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It is clearly transitive, in my opinion.
A can be contrasted with B. We can contrast A with B.
A can be contrasted with B. We can contrast A with B.
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fivejedjonIt is clearly transitive, in my opinion.I just try to let a verb phrase ring in my ear and see how closely the particle is attached to the verb. If it is a close union, then I think of it as a transitive phrasal verb (like 'bear with me'); if the particle seems more closely associated with its prepositional phrase, then the verb seems intransitive.
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Mister MicawberB contrasts with A.That's intransitive.
Mister MicawberA is contrasted to B.That isn't. Verbs that are used in the passive are, almost by definition, transitive.
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fivejedjon. Verbs that are used in the passive are, almost by definition, transitive.That's right! Of course!
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