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Rommel Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
Have I correctly used 'based on' in the following sentence?
Have I correctly used 'based on' in the following sentence? It seems to me that this phrase modifies 'people.' What do you think?
"Don’t judge a book by its cover" is an English idiom (that refers, which refers, referring) to the way we describe other people based on their physical traits.
"Don’t judge a book by its cover" is an English idiom (that refers, which refers, referring) to the way we describe other people based on their physical traits.
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Yes, 'based on' is fine here. I see based on their physical traits as an adverbial phrase modifying the verb 'describe'. It explains how the action of describing is done.
- Yes, 'based on' is fine here.
- I see based on their physical traits as an adverbial phrase modifying the verb 'describe'.
- It explains how the action of describing is done.
- Clive
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Yes, 'based on' is fine here.
I see based on their physical traits as an adverbial phrase modifying the verb 'describe'. It explains how the action of describing is done.
Clive
I see based on their physical traits as an adverbial phrase modifying the verb 'describe'. It explains how the action of describing is done.
Clive
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