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Mr. Tom Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

The Sunday Times has judged her as one

Hi

Could you please tell me if all of the following sentences are natural, especially with regard to the highlighted words? Also, can I remove "as" in any of the sentences?

The Sunday Times has judged her as one of five most beautiful women in India.

The Sunday Times has named her as one of five most beautiful women in India.

The Sunday Times has described her as one of five most beautiful women in India.

The Sunday Times has called her one of five most beautiful women in India.

The Sunday Times has branded her as one of five most beautiful women in India.

Thanks,

Tom
  

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Hello Tom, it's good to see you. I would omit "as" in nos 1 and 5; but I can imagine that some speakers would use it. In 2 and 3, on the other hand, I would expect most users to include "as"; while all would omit "as" in the 4th.

— MrPedantic

  • Hello Tom, it's good to see you.
  • I would omit "as" in nos 1 and 5; but I can imagine that some speakers would use it.
  • In 2 and 3, on the other hand, I would expect most users to include "as"; while all would omit "as" in the 4th.
  • ) All the best, MrP
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Hello Tom, it's good to see you.

I would omit "as" in nos 1 and 5; but I can imagine that some speakers would use it.

In 2 and 3, on the other hand, I would expect most users to include "as"; while all would omit "as" in the 4th.

(Who is the beautiful woman in question?)

All the best,

MrP
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Ah-ha, MrPedantic...what a sight for sore eyes!

Where have you been all the while? It's been such a long time. I really missed you, and although it's grammatically wrong, I am forced to say:

Very welcome back!
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Other than the verbs, the sentences are identical in structure and form.

Each of the verbs contains meaning either naturally neutral or baised.

Among them, "Branded" and "judged" are negatively biased which don't fit the context.

However, you can definitely use "branded" if the context were "the ugliest women.."
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Mr. Tom The Sunday Times has judged her as one of five most beautiful women in India. This doesn't work for me. I take it that she is accepted as one the etc., and they then proceed to judge her on some other basis.
I would say,
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(Thank you, Tom! I need that coffee...)
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PS: I agree with Avangi on the need for "the" in all the sentences, and the censorious connotations of "brand".

Thus #5 would only make sense if an especially attractive exterior was a terrible gaffe or misdemeanour of some kind.
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More on the definite article:
"one of the five most beautiful" vs "one of five women who will go to the Olympics"

I'm curious that no one else felt it was necessary. Still, to my ear, it can't be omitted.
What's the difference between these two sentences?
I think it lies in the superlative, "most." Only one group can comprise the five most beautiful women in India, e
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Good to hear from you, MrP. I assumed you were ensconced in the linguistics forum and were simply having so much fun you forgot all about us.
If you've been travelling abroad, welcome back. [<:o)]
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Thanks, Avangi! No travelling, except in circles...

(I agree with you about the definite article, by the way .)
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AvangiMirror mirror on the wall, who is [the] fairest fair of all?
(At least it scans better without it!)

And that's why it is optional here
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