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Thein Lwin 7291 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Paraphrasing?
1. The moon is not a magnet the way the earth is.
2. The moon is not a magnet as the earth is.
3. The moon is not a magnet, like the earth.
I'd like to know whether the sentences have the same meaning. #1 is the sentence from an article. #2 and #3 are paraphrasing of #1.
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(2) means the same as (1). It doesn't read quite as well, in my opinion. The comma in (3) ruins the sentence.
- (2) means the same as (1).
- It doesn't read quite as well, in my opinion.
- The comma in (3) ruins the sentence.
- It makes it read as if the earth isn't a magnet.
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(2) means the same as (1). It doesn't read quite as well, in my opinion.
The comma in (3) ruins the sentence. It makes it read as if the earth isn't a magnet.
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