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Ritwik06 Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
Degree of Comparison!
He is braver than most other boys in the school. (If I am asked to change the degree of comparison, I write the following:)
Ans. Very few boys are as brave as him in the school.
Is my answer grammatically correct? Please tell me soon. I know there can be a better alternative to this answer, but tell me if my answer is grammatically correct becuz in today's test I have put in an answer similar to this. Thanx!
Ans. Very few boys are as brave as him in the school.
Is my answer grammatically correct? Please tell me soon. I know there can be a better alternative to this answer, but tell me if my answer is grammatically correct becuz in today's test I have put in an answer similar to this. Thanx!
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I might have written ' he is one of the bravest boys in the school '. Yours seems OK though, too; a strict teacher might want he instead of him .
- I might have written ' he is one of the bravest boys in the school '.
- Yours seems OK though, too; a strict teacher might want he instead of him .
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I might have written 'he is one of the bravest boys in the school'. Yours seems OK though, too; a strict teacher might want he instead of him.
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Mister MicawberI might have written 'he is one of the bravest boys in the school'. Yours seems OK though, too; a strict teacher might want he instead of him.Please sir, I already know that there might be more alternatives to this but the question is "Whether I am grammatically right or wrong?" If I am grammatically correct, eve
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If I am grammatically correct, even the most strict teacher support my statement. Dont you think?No, I don't. There is disagreement about many points of grammar.
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Mister MicawberHey!! Please, we are straying from the point. I agree there is disagreement but what should I do to find whether mine is correct or not?If I am grammatically correct, even the most strict teacher support my statement. Dont you think?No, I don't. There is disagreement about many points of grammar.
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I have already answered that question, Ritwik: a strict teacher might want he instead of him. There is disagreement about whether him is correct; some grammarians say it is OK, others say it is not; it will depend on what your teacher thinks.
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Mister MicawberI have already answered that question, Ritwik: a strict teacher might want he instead of him. There is disagreement about whether him is correct; some grammarians say it is OK, others say it is not; it will depend on what your teacher thinks.Very few boys are as brave as he in the school. May
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Well!! Ineed opinions of some more people!!! Please do give me some!
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You shouldn't shout here (using large characters, gaudy colors, etc, is considered shouting).
It's a matter under dispute and MM was clear and correct in outlining this.
This is one view of the matter:
The Sea Wolf by London, Jack
It's a matter under dispute and MM was clear and correct in outlining this.
This is one view of the matter:
The Sea Wolf by London, Jack
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"As brave as he is": here the second "as" introduces a clause and is therefore a conjunction. The subject of the clause is "he".
If we miss out "is", then it's "as brave as him", because "as", introducing only a pronoun, has the function of a preposition, requiring an accusative form. However, this is my view and is not the only one, as others have pointed out. Sorry, but some q
If we miss out "is", then it's "as brave as him", because "as", introducing only a pronoun, has the function of a preposition, requiring an accusative form. However, this is my view and is not the only one, as others have pointed out. Sorry, but some q
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