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Cho7712 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
the same, do
It is not a problem to understand what it means, but it is very difficult to me to find out why 'do' is used there.
e.g. (from the article)
But we also tend not to prepare for three days off with
the same manic intensity as we do when preparing for a
week off.
Which part of the preceding sentence is compressed into the one word 'do'?
e.g. (from the article)
But we also tend not to prepare for three days off with
the same manic intensity as we do when preparing for a
week off.
Which part of the preceding sentence is compressed into the one word 'do'?
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cho7712 Which part of the preceding sentence is compressed into the one word 'do'? prepare. CJ
- cho7712 Which part of the preceding sentence is compressed into the one word 'do'?
- prepare.
- CJ
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cho7712Which part of the preceding sentence is compressed into the one word 'do'?prepare.
CJ
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Thank you for the answer.
But then, the immediate time phrase seems to be quite redundant for duplicating 'prepare' again.
It is like, '~ as we prepare when preparing for a week off'.
Is this a not good sentence?
Or is there some particular reason for that?
But then, the immediate time phrase seems to be quite redundant for duplicating 'prepare' again.
It is like, '~ as we prepare when preparing for a week off'.
Is this a not good sentence?
Or is there some particular reason for that?
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cho7712But then, the immediate time phrase seems to be quite redundant for duplicating 'prepare' again.Yes. All the more reason to use do. It avoids the useless repetition of prepare.
cho7712It is like, '~ as we prepare when preparing for a week off'.Is this a not good sentence?It's grammatically correct bu
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Thank you for the answer.
Thank you again
CalifJimbut stylistically inferior......... An alternate interpretation is that do means act or behave. It's a vacuous place holder verb for anything that represents the action of preparing for a trip.Then it would be better to think of 'do' as an acting in a broader sense rather than the exact word 'prepare'itself.
Thank you again
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cho7712Then it would be better to think of 'do' as an acting in a broader sense rather than the exact word 'prepare'itself.Yes. Think of it that way if it helps you understand it better.
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