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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Is there a difference between these two sentence ???
''...sometimes more than 50 inches, compared to the desert's 4 inch average ...''
''...sometimes more than 50 inches, compares to the desert's 4 inch average ...'''
i cant tell a difference between those
which one is good to use ?
please help me
''...sometimes more than 50 inches, compares to the desert's 4 inch average ...'''
i cant tell a difference between those
which one is good to use ?
please help me
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Well, neither are complete sentences. They are fragments. Without a complete sentence, it is difficult to determine which is correct.
- Well, neither are complete sentences.
- They are fragments.
- Without a complete sentence, it is difficult to determine which is correct.
- However, I would wager that the first would win.
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Well, neither are complete sentences. They are fragments.
Without a complete sentence, it is difficult to determine which is correct. However, I would wager that the first would win.
Without a complete sentence, it is difficult to determine which is correct. However, I would wager that the first would win.
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You very probably want "compared".
It is not possible to be completely certain without seeing the whole sentence, however, because the version with "compares" would work in some contexts.
To be certain, post the whole sentence.
It is not possible to be completely certain without seeing the whole sentence, however, because the version with "compares" would work in some contexts.
To be certain, post the whole sentence.
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There are some regions in the Middle East, however, that receive some rain during the year, sometimes more than 50 inches, compared to the desert's 4 inch average.
why compared is correct ?
why compared is correct ?
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It is correct. Compared to is very commonly used in this way. It becomes clearer when the omitted words are included:
There are some regions in the Middle East that receive more than 50 inches of rainfall, (which can be / as) compared to the 4 inch average in the desert.
There are some regions in the Middle East that receive more than 50 inches of rainfall, (which can be / as) compared to the 4 inch average in the desert.
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