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Park sang joon Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Grammar check

The cult series returns, remastered and collected in its entirety for the first time ever! Mike Fallon is smooth, suave, and sexy, and a genius at the subtle art of making an assassination look like one of those unfortunate, all-too-frequent accidents. Handsome as James Bond, lethal as Carlos the Jackal, discrete as an air bubble to the heart.

1. I think "he is" is omitted before "a genius," and if so, I'd like to know whether it is grammatical.
2. I think "he is" is omitted before "Handsome"; am I right?

Thank you in advance for your help.
  

Top answer

The first sentence is grammatical as it stands. "he is" can optionally be inserted before "a genius", but it is not required. The second sentence is not a complete sentence according to formal rules.

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  • The first sentence is grammatical as it stands.
  • "he is" can optionally be inserted before "a genius", but it is not required.
  • The second sentence is not a complete sentence according to formal rules.
  • However, it was probably intentionally written as a fragment for stylistic purposes and is acceptable on that basis.
  • "He is (as)" can be inserted at the start, and "and" inserted before "discrete", to make the sentence formally complete.
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The first sentence is grammatical as it stands. "he is" can optionally be inserted before "a genius", but it is not required.

The second sentence is not a complete sentence according to formal rules. However, it was probably intentionally written as a fragment for stylistic purposes and is acceptable on that basis. "He is (as)" can be inserted at the start, and "and" inserted before "disc
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