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Moon7296 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
omission?
1. A few decades ago, Scientific American reported that producing a pound of bacon requires ten times as much crop land (in the form of feed grains) as is used to make the same quantity of artificial bacon from soybeans.
2. A few decades ago, Scientific American reported that producing a pound of bacon requires ten times as much crop land (in the form of feed grains) as CROP LAND is used to make the same quantity of artificial bacon from soybeans.
Q) Is "CROP LAND" thought to be omitted from the original sentence #1?
2. A few decades ago, Scientific American reported that producing a pound of bacon requires ten times as much crop land (in the form of feed grains) as CROP LAND is used to make the same quantity of artificial bacon from soybeans.
Q) Is "CROP LAND" thought to be omitted from the original sentence #1?
Top answer
moon7296 Q) Is "CROP LAND" thought to be omitted from the original sentence #1? No, it is not omitted; it is wrong to insert it in #2.
- moon7296 Q) Is "CROP LAND" thought to be omitted from the original sentence #1?
- No, it is not omitted; it is wrong to insert it in #2.
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moon7296Q) Is "CROP LAND" thought to be omitted from the original sentence #1?No, it is not omitted; it is wrong to insert it in #2.
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Ah, okay. Then is there a way to rephrase that part similar to the original sentence?
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...producing a pound of bacon requires ten times as much crop land...as is necessary to make the same quantity of artificial bacon....
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A few decades ago, Scientific American reported that producing a pound of bacon requires ten times as much crop land (in the form of feed grains) as is used to make the same quantity of artificial bacon from soybeans.
Q) Actually, I was wondering what's the hidden subject of the underlined part. I kind of knew that nothing is omitted but had no idea how that part is connect
Q) Actually, I was wondering what's the hidden subject of the underlined part. I kind of knew that nothing is omitted but had no idea how that part is connect
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I'm sorry to ask again, but could you please chop the sentence into two sentences if possible? I was wondering what is the subject of "is used to make the same quantity of arificial bacon from soybeans.
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moon7296I was wondering what is the subject of "is used to make the same quantity of arificial bacon from soybeans.crop land. It is an understood subject; it is not 'omitted'.
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