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Magda Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
Drive a/the car ...
Could you tell me how should I complete the sentence below?
"You drive ..... like Shumacher"
1) a car
2) the car
3) -
To me, 1 and 3 could be correct.
Thank you
"You drive ..... like Shumacher"
1) a car
2) the car
3) -
To me, 1 and 3 could be correct.
Thank you
Top answer
Based on this sentence, something less than good is known and presumed about Shumacher's driving. Right? So if that's case, only # 3 is my choice.
- Based on this sentence, something less than good is known and presumed about Shumacher's driving.
- Right?
- So if that's case, only # 3 is my choice.
- If you said someone drinks like a horse, you don't have to say "drinks water like a horse" because [water] is already understood.
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Based on this sentence, something less than good is known and presumed about Shumacher's driving. Right?
So if that's case, only # 3 is my choice. If you said someone drinks like a horse, you don't have to say "drinks water like a horse" because [water] is already understood.
So if that's case, only # 3 is my choice. If you said someone drinks like a horse, you don't have to say "drinks water like a horse" because [water] is already understood.
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"You drive the car like Shumacher" is ok if you're referring to a specific car.
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Hi guys,
There's nothing negative or positive being said here about Schumacher's driving. It's a fatcual kind of wording.
The overtone comes from the speaker's attitude to Schumacher. eg If he thinks S is a great driver, he's intending these words as a compliment.
Best wishes, Clive
There's nothing negative or positive being said here about Schumacher's driving. It's a fatcual kind of wording.
The overtone comes from the speaker's attitude to Schumacher. eg If he thinks S is a great driver, he's intending these words as a compliment.
Best wishes, Clive
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