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KeunChulLee Posted 6 years ago
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Omission of An Indefinite Article
My book says:
He is not so much scholar as a poet. = He is a poet rather than a scholar. = He is not a scholar so much as a poet.
Is 'He is not so much scholar as a poet' correct? I think this is right. He is not so much a scholar as a poet.
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KeunChulLee Is 'He is not so much scholar as a poet' correct? No. You need 'a' before 'scholar'.
- KeunChulLee Is 'He is not so much scholar as a poet' correct?
- No.
- You need 'a' before 'scholar'.
- However, in a slightly more poetic style, you might have He is not so much scholar as poet.
- Even so, I don't recommend it without the 'a's for your written school work.
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KeunChulLeeIs 'He is not so much scholar as a poet' correct?
No. You need 'a' before 'scholar'.
However, in a slightly more poetic style, you might have
He is not so much scholar as poet.
Even so, I don't recommend it without the 'a's for your written school work.
CJ
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