The word resemble
What is the difference between saying resemble and resemble that of?
Example:
Fruit flies are highly sensitive to the odour of wine because it resembles that of their favourite food.
In this sentence can I use only resemble instead of the phrase resemble that of?
Top answer
e. you are comparing the odour of wine with the odour of their favourite food. If you use "resembles" then you are comparing "the odour of wine" with "their favourite food", which strictly speaking does not make so much sense.
- e.
- you are comparing the odour of wine with the odour of their favourite food.
- If you use "resembles" then you are comparing "the odour of wine" with "their favourite food", which strictly speaking does not make so much sense.
- However, in normal reading many people would be oblivious to this issue.
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"resembles that of" is more logical in your sentence because then you are comparing like with like, i.e. you are comparing the odour of wine with the odour of their favourite food. If you use "resembles" then you are comparing "the odour of wine" with "their favourite food", which strictly speaking does not make so much sense. However, in normal reading many people would be oblivious to this i
0Fruit flies are highly sensitive to
............................................... [ the odour of ............ wine ]
because it resembles
............................................... [ that ...........
0Here are a few more examples showing how 'that of' works.
Testimony from five victims
................ matched
that .............. of ... the bus driver.
_________
that = the testimony
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