Grammar help please?
Hi there,
Could you please tell me if these two words are exchangeable?
The American Congress corresponds to / is equivalent to the British Parliament.
These two cars correspond to the same value. (Equal)
These two cars are (almost) equivalent to the same value. (Same)
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Hi Those phrases aren't often used in ordinary English. They are sometimes used in strict comparisons of language or value: - The word 'navel', in English corresponds to the Greek word 'omphalos'. 45 kilograms With the sentences that you give, I'd say: - There are similarities between the American Congress and the British Parliament, but they are not equivalent.
- Hi Those phrases aren't often used in ordinary English.
- They are sometimes used in strict comparisons of language or value: - The word 'navel', in English corresponds to the Greek word 'omphalos'.
- 45 kilograms With the sentences that you give, I'd say: - There are similarities between the American Congress and the British Parliament, but they are not equivalent.
- For example, the British House of Lords is not elected.
- The two correspond only in the sense that they are each the supreme legal body of a democratic nation With the other two sentences, I think people would say it more simply: - These two cars are worth the same; they also have the same brake horsepower and the same petrol consumption per mile You can say: that does mean that they are equivalent in those respects; one is equivalent to the other Hope this may help Dave
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Hi
Those phrases aren't often used in ordinary English. They are sometimes used in strict comparisons of language or value:
- The word 'navel', in English corresponds to the Greek word 'omphalos'.
- The UK pound weight (1lb) is equivalent to about 0.45 kilograms
With the sentences that you give, I'd say:
- There are similarities between the American Congress and
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