0
Teo Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

What's wrong?

0 Edgar Allan Poe,___, was more appreciated and influential in France than02br
00in the United States.02br
00(A)who was a poet and short story writer02br
00(B)a poet and short story writer02br
00The answer is B. What's wrong with choice A? 0-
  

Top answer

02br 02br 00 CJ0-

— CalifJim

  • 02br 02br 00 CJ0-
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

7 Answers
0
0 Grammatically, there is nothing wrong with choice A.02br
00 It just happens to be a bit wordy and therefore tiresome stylistically.02br
02br
00 CJ0-
0
0
0 01blockquote
01cite10Teo12cite10Edgar Allan Poe,___, was more appreciated and influential in France than12br
10in the United States.12br
10(A)who was a poet and short story writer12br
10(B)a poet and short story writer12br
10The answer is B. What's wrong with choice A?12blockquote
10
0
0
0 01blockquote
01cite10CalifJim12cite10Grammatically, there is nothing wrong with choice A.12br
10It just happens to be a bit wordy and therefore tiresome stylistically.12br
12br
10CJ12br
12br
12blockquote
10Clive, it is not an English construction.0-
0
0
0 01blockquote
01cite10Milky12cite11blockquote
11cite20Teo22cite20Edgar Allan Poe,___, was more appreciated and influential in France than22br
20in the United States.22br
20(A)who was a poet and short story writer22br
20(B)a poet and short story writer22br
20The ans
0
0
01. Edgar Allan Poe, who was a poet and short story writer, was more appreciated and influential in France than in the United States.02br
02br
00It looks fine to me too; though as CJ says, a little wordy. But no doubt there are contrastive contexts where you might want to spell it out.02br
02br
00MrP0-
0
0
0Hi Milky,02br
02br
01font00Clive, it is not an English construction.02font02br
02br
00How did I get involved in this thread? However, since I'm here, I agree with those who have pointed out that it's a valid thing.02br
02br
00Clive0-
0
0
0 I agree. It sounds more like the spoken version - I can hear it as an aside - but it is perfectly valid. 0-
0

Related Questions