0
Antonia Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary

make different from

Hello,

Is this sentence ok, or is there some more elegant way to express this idea make different from?

Trading as a basic form of economic exchange in a given historic moment replaced robbery and plundering, and made humankind considerably different from animals.

I guess I have a problem with punctuation here.

Thank you very much
  

Top answer

How about this: Trading, as a basic form of economic exchange, replaced, in a given historic moment, robbery and plundering, and made humankind considerably different from animals . or, Trading as a basic form of economic exchange, replaced robbery and plundering, and, in a given historic moment, made humankind considerably different from animals . The two phrases have a slightly different meaning, and I don't know which is truer.

— Davkett

  • How about this: Trading, as a basic form of economic exchange, replaced, in a given historic moment, robbery and plundering, and made humankind considerably different from animals .
  • or, Trading as a basic form of economic exchange, replaced robbery and plundering, and, in a given historic moment, made humankind considerably different from animals .
  • The two phrases have a slightly different meaning, and I don't know which is truer.
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

2 Answers
0
How about this:

Trading, as a basic form of economic exchange, replaced, in a given historic moment, robbery and plundering, and made humankind considerably different from animals.

or,

Trading as a basic form of economic exchange, replaced robbery and plundering, and, in a given historic moment, made humankind considerab
0
0
I think the second is truer. Thank you davkett
0

Related Questions