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WANG CHUN Posted 21 years ago
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Can you tell me what is difference between be known as and be know for.
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Can you tell me what is difference between be known as and be know for.
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He is known as an excellent chef. ('an excellent chef' is a subject complement) He is known for his crepe du chine. ) 'As' is followed by an equivalent of the subject (or object): 'He is known as Jack the Ripper' = 'The police know him as Jack the Ripper'.
- He is known as an excellent chef.
- ('an excellent chef' is a subject complement) He is known for his crepe du chine.
- ) 'As' is followed by an equivalent of the subject (or object): 'He is known as Jack the Ripper' = 'The police know him as Jack the Ripper'.
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He is known as an excellent chef. ('an excellent chef' is a subject complement)
He is known for his crepe du chine. ('his crepe du chine' is object of the preposition, and the phrase is an adverbial.)
'As' is followed by an equivalent of the subject (or object):
'He is known as Jack the Ripper' = 'The police know him as Jack the Ripper'.
'For' indicates
He is known for his crepe du chine. ('his crepe du chine' is object of the preposition, and the phrase is an adverbial.)
'As' is followed by an equivalent of the subject (or object):
'He is known as Jack the Ripper' = 'The police know him as Jack the Ripper'.
'For' indicates
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