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Vincent Teo Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Similes
Which is correct?
(a) A sour of a lemon / vinegar / plum
(b) As quick as a monkeys / lightning/ the wind
(c) As hard as steel / knife / giant
(d) As fast as a dog /deer / a cat
(e) as friendly as gorilla / puppy/ monkey
(f) as jealous as a cat / a baby / a dog
(g) as soft as silk / sponge / lime
(a) A sour of a lemon / vinegar / plum
(b) As quick as a monkeys / lightning/ the wind
(c) As hard as steel / knife / giant
(d) As fast as a dog /deer / a cat
(e) as friendly as gorilla / puppy/ monkey
(f) as jealous as a cat / a baby / a dog
(g) as soft as silk / sponge / lime
Top answer
Hi Vincent, It depends on your opinion about these things. Here are a few comments. Clive a) As sour as of a lemon / vinegar / plum I don't think of vinegar or plums as sour.
- Hi Vincent, It depends on your opinion about these things.
- Here are a few comments.
- Clive a) As sour as of a lemon / vinegar / plum I don't think of vinegar or plums as sour.
- (b) As quick as a monkey s / lightning/ the wind Are monkeys quick?
- (c) As hard as steel / knife / giant Are knives and giants hard?
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Hi Vincent,
It depends on your opinion about these things. Here are a few comments.
Clive
a) As sour asof a lemon / vinegar / plum
I don't think of vinegar or plums as sour.
(b) As quick as a monkeys / lightning/ the wind
Are monkeys quick?
(c) As hard as steel / knife /
It depends on your opinion about these things. Here are a few comments.
Clive
a) As sour as
I don't think of vinegar or plums as sour.
(b) As quick as a monkey
Are monkeys quick?
(c) As hard as steel / knife /
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Hi,
Please try to think about my queries.
eg Do you think a gorilla is friendly?
Clive
Please try to think about my queries.
eg Do you think a gorilla is friendly?
Clive
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Vince,
In order for simile to work and make sense, one or two things should be considered. The subjects must fit the simile you try to make. Or, it must be idiomatic. None of your examples meets that criteria.
He is about as smart as a rock.
John's sense of humor is as dry as a cardboard.
She is as blind as a bat.
His apartment is as cold as an ic
In order for simile to work and make sense, one or two things should be considered. The subjects must fit the simile you try to make. Or, it must be idiomatic. None of your examples meets that criteria.
He is about as smart as a rock.
John's sense of humor is as dry as a cardboard.
She is as blind as a bat.
His apartment is as cold as an ic
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