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is the first sentence right?
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omarengteacher
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is the first sentence right?
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hi everyone. Is this sentence right?
Ann has as beautiful pets as Jake.
One of my Ss wrote it that way, so I proposed this other version:
Ann has pets which are as beautiful as Jake �s.
Thanks in advance for your help. |
2 Oct 2014
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Maribelfromtheworld
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Hi Omar,
I believe the correct sentence is: Ann has as MANY beautiful pets as Jake. Your version is grammatically correct, however is not very much used by natives (maybe too constructed). Thanks and good luck.
Maribel
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3 Oct 2014
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MoodyMoody
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Omar, you are right; the student �s sentence was wrong. It was ambiguous. As a native speaker of American English, I like your rewrite better, but I personally prefer, "Ann �s pets are as beautiful as Jake �s."
Maribel �s interpretation could also be correct. The difference is that Omar, you are comparing the beauty of the pets, and Maribel is comparing the number of pets. It �s hard to tell from your student �s sentence, and that �s the problem. |
3 Oct 2014
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