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Japanlluvr Posted 13 years ago
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wording and grammar
Can someone check the wording, grammar and tense of the question-
'How extreme is fashion identified through body transformation in the 18th century?'
is it 'is or was' fashion identified...? is 'through' used correctly?
'How extreme is fashion identified through body transformation in the 18th century?'
is it 'is or was' fashion identified...? is 'through' used correctly?
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Was is correct, since you are speaking of a past era, and through is fine. However, the meaning of the sentence is a little unclear. Did you mean How extreme was the body transformation in fashion during the 18th century?
- Was is correct, since you are speaking of a past era, and through is fine.
- However, the meaning of the sentence is a little unclear.
- Did you mean How extreme was the body transformation in fashion during the 18th century?
- or, How was extreme fashion identified through body transformation in the 18th century?
- The first sentence is questioning how far the extremity of body transformation went, while the second sentence is suggesting that extremes of fashion could be identified by the methods of body transformation used in the 18th century.
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Was is correct, since you are speaking of a past era, and through is fine. However, the meaning of the sentence is a little unclear. Did you mean
How extreme was the body transformation in fashion during the 18th century?
or,
How was extreme fashion identified through body transformation in the 18th century?
The first sentence is questioning
How extreme was the body transformation in fashion during the 18th century?
or,
How was extreme fashion identified through body transformation in the 18th century?
The first sentence is questioning
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Elanguestthe methods of body transformation useddoes that mean the different body shapes ie small waist, big bottom?
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I think "body transformation" refers to changing the shape of the body by means of devices such as "stays," which squeezed the torso into a cone shape. It may also refer to hoops worn beneath dresses to accentuate the hip, but these didn't actually transform the body; they just created an illusion.
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No problem. 
I used to love learning about 18th century costume when I was a kid, so this was an interesting post for me.
I used to love learning about 18th century costume when I was a kid, so this was an interesting post for me. 0
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