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English 1b3 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Sentence analysis

The word "like" should be restricted to simile; e.g. "This reads like a history textbook" or "She grinned like the Cheshire cat," in other words, comparing one thing to another, dissimilar thing.

Is in other words a prepositional phrase functioning adverbially?

Is comparing one thing to another, dissimilar thing a gerund functioning as the object of the preposition?

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Top answer

Hi, I find the whole part that follows the semi-colon an incorrect mish-mash. It is supposed to be something that can function as an independent sentence, but this clearly can't. Why try to analyze something that is incorrect?

— Clive

  • Hi, I find the whole part that follows the semi-colon an incorrect mish-mash.
  • It is supposed to be something that can function as an independent sentence, but this clearly can't.
  • Why try to analyze something that is incorrect?
  • Clive
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Hi,



I find the whole part that follows the semi-colon an incorrect mish-mash. It is supposed to be something that can function as an independent sentence, but this clearly can't.



Why try to analyze something that is incorrect?



Clive
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