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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

to be/ as being?

Hi
Can you please see if this sentence is correct?
The poem illustrates her to be talkative. or
The poem illustrates her as being talkative.
Is any of these correct? please don't too worry about the context.
Thank you.
  

Top answer

Both sound odd. The poem presents her as talkative.

— Mister Micawber

  • Both sound odd.
  • The poem presents her as talkative.
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Both sound odd.

The poem presents her as talkative.
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thank you so much.
How about this one?
they can picture the man in the poem as being/ to be aggressive
Please help.
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oh "they" is just a group of people, like the viewers, audience, readers,...
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Then the sentence is not appropriate for a critique. Stick to describing the poem: It portrays the man as aggressive.
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ok, thanks for that
but i just wonder if the sentence above is grammatically correct. ???
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It is a poor sentence. Use this then:

They can picture the man in the poem as aggressive.
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OK....thank you very much for your help ^.^
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