Should I say ‘compares,’ ‘can be compared,’ or ‘is compared’ in the sentence?
Should I say ‘compares,’ ‘can be compared,’ or ‘is compared’ in the sentence? My choice is the first one. Is it correct? Please help me.
Sometimes somebody asks Thomas how his mother Teresa (compares, can be compared, is compared) to Mother Teresa of India.
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how his mother, Teresa, compares to Mother Teresa of India. e. asking in what ways they are similar, or different, or how/whether one is better than the other.
- how his mother, Teresa, compares to Mother Teresa of India.
- e.
- asking in what ways they are similar, or different, or how/whether one is better than the other.
- If this is the meaning you want, use "compares".
- The question seems potentially humorous, based on the punning of names.
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... how his mother, Teresa, compares to Mother Teresa of India.
This is asking for a comparison between the two, i.e. asking in what ways they are similar, or different, or how/whether one is better than the other. If this is the meaning you want, use "compares".
The question seems poten
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