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Fire1 Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

What is "a way" referring To?

A. He set himself on fire as a way of protest.

Q1) Is "a way" referring to the whole sentence "He set himself on fire"?

Q2) Is sentence A correct English?

Q3) Can I rephrase A as "As a way of protest, he set himself on fire"?

I'd say yes to all the questions, but I'm not really sure what "a way" is referring to and grammatically what "a way of protest" modifies.

B.As a way of greeting, people kiss each other on the cheek or bow in some countries.

Q4) If Q1 is correct, even in B, is "a way" referring to "people kiss each other on the cheek"?, and does "as a way" grammatically function in the same way as B?, and is B correct English?

  

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fire1 Q2) Is sentence A correct English? It is not natural. It sounds foreign or illiterate, and my money's on illiterate.

— Anonymous

  • fire1 Q2) Is sentence A correct English?
  • It is not natural.
  • It sounds foreign or illiterate, and my money's on illiterate.
  • " This makes Q1 and Q3 unanswerable.
  • fire1 As a way of greeting, people kiss each other on the cheek or bow in some countries.
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fire1Q2) Is sentence A correct English?

It is not natural. It sounds foreign or illiterate, and my money's on illiterate. "A way of" requires a participle, "a way of protesting." This makes Q1 and Q3 unanswerable.

fire1As a way of greeting, people kiss each other on the cheek or bow in some countries.

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