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Maverick88 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
Same
Could you please show me an example of use of 'same' without 'to' preceding it?
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Maybe you mean "the"?
- Maybe you mean "the"?
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Here, "same" is an adverb: "you get treated fairly, same as any other student in this course!"
(I found it in a book!)
I don't think you can use "same" with e.g. "a", because it always refers to a specific, defined word, situation, etc..., so you'll need the defining article.
But you can use "similar": "a similar situation" sounds good to me...
(I found it in a book!)
I don't think you can use "same" with e.g. "a", because it always refers to a specific, defined word, situation, etc..., so you'll need the defining article.
But you can use "similar": "a similar situation" sounds good to me...
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Yeah I meant 'the'...lol
My dictionary says it can function as an adj. too; Do you have an idea for this?
My dictionary says it can function as an adj. too; Do you have an idea for this?
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Yes, it's mostly used as an adjective, with "the" before...
This is the same story
I've bought the same T-shirt as you
etc, etc...
This is the same story
I've bought the same T-shirt as you
etc, etc...
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Ahh here is another question that bothers me:
1) I've bought the same T-shirt as you
2) I've bought the same T-shirt as you
3) I bought the same T-shirt as you did
Which ones are possible?
1) I've bought the same T-shirt as you
2) I've bought the same T-shirt as you
3) I bought the same T-shirt as you did
Which ones are possible?
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To me, they both work, considering 1) and 2) are identical.
3) needs a specification of time in the past, or specification of place.
I prefer 1)...
3) needs a specification of time in the past, or specification of place.
I prefer 1)...
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1) I've bought the same T-shirt as you
2) I've bought the same T-shirt as your
3) I bought the same T-shirt as you did
Now please look at 2 again. Is that OK?
And why can't (3) be just like this? What's the problem in it?
Thanks
2) I've bought the same T-shirt as your
3) I bought the same T-shirt as you did
Now please look at 2 again. Is that OK?
And why can't (3) be just like this? What's the problem in it?
Thanks
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1) sounds okay to me.
2) is not right. You could say "I've bought the same T-shirt as yours," but I think it would be better to say "I've bought a t-shirt just like yours."
I guess (3) is okay -- however, for some reason I can't identify, I would prefer "I bought the same T-shirt that you did."
"I bought" and "I've bought" work equally well in any of these.
2) is not right. You could say "I've bought the same T-shirt as yours," but I think it would be better to say "I've bought a t-shirt just like yours."
I guess (3) is okay -- however, for some reason I can't identify, I would prefer "I bought the same T-shirt that you did."
"I bought" and "I've bought" work equally well in any of these.
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Somehow, the "that" following "same" doesn't sound right to me...
Should be "the same T-shirt as the one that you bought, shouldn't it?
Should be "the same T-shirt as the one that you bought, shouldn't it?
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"The same T-shirt as the one that you bought" is fine. To shorten it, you are removing (the one that) and I would remove (as the one). I think either result sounds all right, and I am willing to believe that your version is more correct. Obviously you have studied English grammar in much greater detail than I have.
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