Sentences like Intellectual is to the mind what sight is to the body.
Intellectual is to the mind what sight is to the body.
Intellectual is to the mind as sight is to the body.
Intellectual to the mind is what/as sight to the body.
which one is correct?
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These are apparently okay. " - the second choice is okay. That is, you can't see a mind, like you can see a body.
- These are apparently okay.
- " - the second choice is okay.
- That is, you can't see a mind, like you can see a body.
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These are apparently okay. But the first choice in the third sentence should be "Intellectual to the mind is what sight is to the body." - the second choice is okay. That is, you can't see a mind, like you can see a body. You can only access the mind through intellect."
0sight is a noun. intellectual is an adjective. The noun form is intellect.
It would be better English to say Intellect is to the mind what sight is to the body.
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