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Debpriya De Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Use of add

When we say x adds to y do we mean that x adds itself to y or do we mean that x adds something else to y ?
For example when we say "She adds to the glamour of the movie" what exactly do we mean ?
  

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She adds to the glamour of the movie -- This means that she makes the movie more glamorous. " It's more common to see "add" is a transitive verb - I added more salt to the stew. I added my comments to the bottom of the report.

— BarbaraPA

  • She adds to the glamour of the movie -- This means that she makes the movie more glamorous.
  • " It's more common to see "add" is a transitive verb - I added more salt to the stew.
  • I added my comments to the bottom of the report.
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She adds to the glamour of the movie -- This means that she makes the movie more glamorous.

This is an intransitive use of "add." It's more common to see "add" is a transitive verb - I added more salt to the stew. I added my comments to the bottom of the report.
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Can this also mean that she adds more glamour to the movie ?
In that case "add" would be transitive ?
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