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Rambharosey Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Struggle for Indepdence..
Consider the following sentence:
The struggle for Independence of India in the 19th centure was like America in the 18th century.
My colleague says that the above sentence makes an illogical comparison between "struggle for Independence" of a country with another country (America). It should actually compare "struggle for Independence" of a country with "struggle for Independence" of another country (America). So, he suggests that the above should be reworded as:
The struggle for Independence of India in the 19th centure was like that of America in the 18th century.
However, I think this is a case of ellipsis. According to me, the only way that the original sentence can be interpretted as is:
The struggle for Independence of India in the 19th centure was like (struggle for Independence of) America in the 18th century.
Please advice.
Thanks,
Bharosey.
The struggle for Independence of India in the 19th centure was like America in the 18th century.
My colleague says that the above sentence makes an illogical comparison between "struggle for Independence" of a country with another country (America). It should actually compare "struggle for Independence" of a country with "struggle for Independence" of another country (America). So, he suggests that the above should be reworded as:
The struggle for Independence of India in the 19th centure was like that of America in the 18th century.
However, I think this is a case of ellipsis. According to me, the only way that the original sentence can be interpretted as is:
The struggle for Independence of India in the 19th centure was like (struggle for Independence of) America in the 18th century.
Please advice.
Thanks,
Bharosey.
Top answer
rambharosey The struggle for Independence of India in the 19th centur y was like that of America in the 18th century. The above sentence is correct. That can replace a noun or a group of words in sentences like this.
- rambharosey The struggle for Independence of India in the 19th centur y was like that of America in the 18th century.
- The above sentence is correct.
- That can replace a noun or a group of words in sentences like this.
- It replaces the struggle for independence.
- CB
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rambharoseyThe struggle for Independence of India in the 19th century was like that of America in the 18th century.The above sentence is correct. That can replace a noun or a group of words in sentences like this. It replaces the struggle for independence.
CB
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Thanks CB. Also, as I had asked in my previous post, does the following sentence not use ellipsis correctly (and is hence correct)?
The struggle for Independence of India in the 19th centure was like America in the 18th century.
How about this sentence:
He is fatter now than 10 years back.
The struggle for Independence of India in the 19th centure was like America in the 18th century.
How about this sentence:
He is fatter now than 10 years back.
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I gave my opinion about the independence sentence in my previous reply and I can't think of anything to add to it. Century is still not spelled centure.
These are correct:
He is fatter now than [he was] ten years back/ago.
I know no web pages dealing with ellipsis.
CB
These are correct:
He is fatter now than [he was] ten years back/ago.
I know no web pages dealing with ellipsis.
CB
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