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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Is this grammatically correct?
Dear grammar freak:
Is the following sentence grammatically correct?
"In what way is this kid good-looking that also makes him appear ridiculous" ?
I have been told by a number of native-speakers of English that this sentence is intelligible that it doesn't make sense.
Thank you
Is the following sentence grammatically correct?
"In what way is this kid good-looking that also makes him appear ridiculous" ?
I have been told by a number of native-speakers of English that this sentence is intelligible that it doesn't make sense.
Thank you
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It seems to be self-contradictory, but I think I understand it. Grammatically, it works.
- It seems to be self-contradictory, but I think I understand it.
- Grammatically, it works.
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It seems to be self-contradictory, but I think I understand it. Grammatically, it works.
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The sentence is very difficult to understand. If you're trying to say that he's so good-looking that it is ridiculous, I would instead say "in what way is this kid so good-looking that is is ridiculous?". Otherwise known as "ridiculously good-looking".
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