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Debpriya De Posted 15 years ago
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"He can see like a hawk."
In this sentence "like-phrase" is like an adverb qualifying the verb "see".
But, can we use such a "like-phrase" to modify the object as in "He can see a pebble like a rock." ?
In this sentence "like-phrase" is like an adverb qualifying the verb "see".
But, can we use such a "like-phrase" to modify the object as in "He can see a pebble like a rock." ?
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" In this sentence "like-phrase" is like an adverb qualifying the verb "see". " ? ' And that's the usual phrase.
- " In this sentence "like-phrase" is like an adverb qualifying the verb "see".
- " ?
- ' And that's the usual phrase.
- What does your example mean?
- It's not clear to me.
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Hi,
"He can see like a hawk."
In this sentence "like-phrase" is like an adverb qualifying the verb "see".
But, can we use such a "like-phrase" to modify the object as in "He can see a pebble like a rock." ?
A better example is 'He has eyes like a hawk.'
"He can see like a hawk."
In this sentence "like-phrase" is like an adverb qualifying the verb "see".
But, can we use such a "like-phrase" to modify the object as in "He can see a pebble like a rock." ?
A better example is 'He has eyes like a hawk.'
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The tense, modal, or other aspects of the verb are not at issue here.
The "like-phrase" creates creates a simile, a kind of comparison using "like."
You sing like a bird. He fights like a lion.
There is no problem with the first sentence. Regarding the pebble and the rock, do you mean he perceives the pebble to be a rock? Your "like-phrase" is confusing becauses it is not
The "like-phrase" creates creates a simile, a kind of comparison using "like."
You sing like a bird. He fights like a lion.
There is no problem with the first sentence. Regarding the pebble and the rock, do you mean he perceives the pebble to be a rock? Your "like-phrase" is confusing becauses it is not
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Debpriya De"He can see like a hawk."
In this sentence "like-phrase" is like an adverb qualifying the verb "see".
Yes, this is an adverbial modifying the verb "see".
Debpriya DeBut, can we use such a "like-phrase" to modify the object as in "He can see a pebble like a rock." ?No, it's not modifying "rock". "Like a r
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Debpriya Decan we use such a "like-phrase" to modify the object as in "He can see a pebble like a rock." ?Yes. You can. But it doesn't work for that sentence.
When he closes his eyes he sees a shape like a bird. He's going to talk to the doctor about it.
CJ
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@Clive,
By my second sentence I meant that he could see a pebble, which is a lot smaller than a rock, clearly as if it were a rock.
I also hear some sports commentators saying that a player is seeing a ball like a football in sports like cricket, when the player is spotting the ball very well and hitting it well with the bat.
By my second sentence I meant that he could see a pebble, which is a lot smaller than a rock, clearly as if it were a rock.
I also hear some sports commentators saying that a player is seeing a ball like a football in sports like cricket, when the player is spotting the ball very well and hitting it well with the bat.
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Hi,
By my second sentence
But, can we use such a "like-phrase" to modify the object as in "He can see a pebble like a rock." ?
I meant that he could see a pebble, which is a lot smaller than a rock, clearly as if it were a rock.
Yes, I suppose you could say that, as long as you have a context th
By my second sentence
But, can we use such a "like-phrase" to modify the object as in "He can see a pebble like a rock." ?
I meant that he could see a pebble, which is a lot smaller than a rock, clearly as if it were a rock.
Yes, I suppose you could say that, as long as you have a context th
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