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Davidrock65 Posted 20 years ago
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Dear teachers

I came across this sentence in a thread:

"because the internet can be somewhat of an artificial medium."

Can I replace it with "because the internet can be somewhat an artificial medium." without adding "of?"

If not, What's the difference between these two sentences?

Thanks for answering !!
  

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".... because the Internet can be somewhat of an artificial medium."

This is the correct one.
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somewhat of a(n) ADJ NOUN = a somewhat ADJ NOUN

... can be somewhat of an artificial medium
... can be a somewhat artificial medium

... was somewhat of a boring speaker
... was a somewhat boring speaker

... somewhat of a divisive influence on the group
... a somewhat divisive influence on the group

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Davidrock65
Dear teachers

I came across this sentence in a thread:

"because the internet can be somewhat of an artificial medium."

Can I replace it with "because the internet can be somewhat an artificial medium." without adding "of?"

If not, What's the difference between thes

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