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Floralex Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Would a teacher help? "like" or "the way" "while" or "as"?
Hello,
Could you please be so nice as to help understand these questions?
As or while continuous or not?
- I arrived as the car pulled up/was pulling up.
- I arrived while the car pulled up/was pulling up.
- I arrived before the car pulled up.
Like or the way, would I have to restructure?
- He doesn't laugh with me the way/like the does with you.
- You aren't like the person he said you were. You're nice not mean like he said.
- You aren't the way he said you were like. You're nice not mean like he said.
- You're not the person he said you were. You're nice not mean like he said.
- You're not the way/like I imagined you.
Thank you very much
Could you please be so nice as to help understand these questions?
As or while continuous or not?
- I arrived as the car pulled up/was pulling up.
- I arrived while the car pulled up/was pulling up.
- I arrived before the car pulled up.
Like or the way, would I have to restructure?
- He doesn't laugh with me the way/like the does with you.
- You aren't like the person he said you were. You're nice not mean like he said.
- You aren't the way he said you were like. You're nice not mean like he said.
- You're not the person he said you were. You're nice not mean like he said.
- You're not the way/like I imagined you.
Thank you very much
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, Second group: a - the way [many people use 'like' here, but 'as' is more correct, because we need an adverb] e - the way (or like - an adjective) I think the others are all the same as (a) 50 years ago there was a TV commercial jingle that went, "Winston tastes good like a cig- cig- cigarette should". It was criticized by grammatical pundits because it should have been as .
- , Second group: a - the way [many people use 'like' here, but 'as' is more correct, because we need an adverb] e - the way (or like - an adjective) I think the others are all the same as (a) 50 years ago there was a TV commercial jingle that went, "Winston tastes good like a cig- cig- cigarette should".
- It was criticized by grammatical pundits because it should have been as .
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First group:
a - either, but I prefer 'was pulling'
b - either, but I prefer 'was pulling'
c - fine
the way....,
Second group:
a - the way [many people use 'like' here, but 'as' is more correct, because we need an adverb]
e - the way (or like - an adjective)
I think the others are all the same as (a)
50 years ago the
a - either, but I prefer 'was pulling'
b - either, but I prefer 'was pulling'
c - fine
the way....,
Second group:
a - the way [many people use 'like' here, but 'as' is more correct, because we need an adverb]
e - the way (or like - an adjective)
I think the others are all the same as (a)
50 years ago the
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Hello,
You said "I think the others are all the same as (a)"
These with (way) don't sound right?
- You aren't the way the person he said you were. You're nice not mean like he said.
- You aren't the way he said you were like. You're nice not mean like he said.
- You're not the person he said you were. You're nice not mean like he said.
You said "I think the others are all the same as (a)"
These with (way) don't sound right?
- You aren't the way the person he said you were. You're nice not mean like he said.
- You aren't the way he said you were like. You're nice not mean like he said.
- You're not the person he said you were. You're nice not mean like he said.
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