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Contraposition Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
such as
“The Longbottoms were very popular,” said Dumbledore.
“The attacks on them came after Voldemort’s fall from power, just
when everyone thought they were safe. Those attacks caused a
wave of fury such as I have never known. The Ministry was under
great pressure to catch those who had done it. Unfortunately, the
Longbottoms’ evidence was — given their condition — none too
reliable.”
What does 'such as' mean here?
Is it grammatically correct?
“The attacks on them came after Voldemort’s fall from power, just
when everyone thought they were safe. Those attacks caused a
wave of fury such as I have never known. The Ministry was under
great pressure to catch those who had done it. Unfortunately, the
Longbottoms’ evidence was — given their condition — none too
reliable.”
What does 'such as' mean here?
Is it grammatically correct?
Top answer
Is it grammatically correct? It's correct. In this sentence it can be replaced by "the likes of which" or 'unlike any (other) ...
- Is it grammatically correct?
- It's correct.
- In this sentence it can be replaced by "the likes of which" or 'unlike any (other) ...
- ever'.
- Thus, 'a wave of fury I have never known the likes of' or 'a wave of fury that was unlike any other I have ever known'.
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contrapositionWhat does 'such as' mean here?Is it grammatically correct?It's correct. In this sentence it can be replaced by "the likes of which" or 'unlike any (other) ... ever'.
Thus, 'a wave of fury I have never known the likes of' or 'a wave of fury that was unlike any other I have ever known'.
Or, 'I've never known waves of fury like t
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