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Grammar and Linguistics > Paraphrasing..
Paraphrasing..
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Mishuna
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Paraphrasing..
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Hi everyone...I have a question for you...How would you paraphrase this sentence using the word "addition"?
Besides being lazy, she is also very talkative. (addition)
She is lazy_____________________________________very talkative.
Is it OK to say "She is lazy in addition to being very talkative"? It doesn �t sound right to me...
Please, give me your opinion on this...
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19 Apr 2009
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kriszcsel
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This is how I would paraphrase it:
She is lazy and in addition she is also very talkative.
Good night,
K
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19 Apr 2009
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Mishuna
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You have to use between 2 and 5 words... "She is lazy and in addition she is very talkative"?
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19 Apr 2009
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mendiv
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Mishuna, yours is very commonly used. If you weren �t adding to the middle you could change the sentence this way:
In addition to being very talkative, she is also lazy.
In addition to being lazy, she is also very talkative.
K �s version is correct, but you would need some commas.
She is lazy, and, in addition, she is very talkative. (It would be better without �also �, since �in addition � means the same thing.)
:)
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19 Apr 2009
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douglas
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She is lazy in addition to being very talkative. |
19 Apr 2009
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macomabi
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I think that the word addition refers to the use of a coordinating copulative conjunction.
copulative conjunction
n : the conjunctive relation of units that expresses the
addition of their meanings
I would say: She is lazy and very talkative.
She is both lazy and talkative.
She is not only lazy, but also talkative.
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19 Apr 2009
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