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Arma Mukada Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Why this form?
"It struck me as pretty ridiculous to be called Mr. Darcy...etc." Why after "ridiculous" there is no "is"? Can somebody explain this to me?
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It's adverbial. It explains how it struck me. The word 'as' is the signal for this kind of phrasing.
- It's adverbial.
- It explains how it struck me.
- The word 'as' is the signal for this kind of phrasing.
- to strike ...
- as ...
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It's adverbial. It explains how it struck me. The word 'as' is the signal for this kind of phrasing.
to strike ... as ...
With adjectives:
It struck me as ridiculous. (I thought it was ridiculous.)
It struck me as foolish. (I thought it was foolish.)
It strikes me as prudent. (I think it is prudent.)
With nouns:
It st
to strike ... as ...
With adjectives:
It struck me as ridiculous. (I thought it was ridiculous.)
It struck me as foolish. (I thought it was foolish.)
It strikes me as prudent. (I think it is prudent.)
With nouns:
It st
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Thank you for your reply! Awww, my bad, I didn't notice such plain thing... Thank you one more time, I will pay attention in the future.
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