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07 Sep 2010, 01:58
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Over a century ago, a prescient educator discovered that children simultaneously process information through multiple sensory channels, as a multitude of rivers flowing into the ocean.
A. as a multitude of rivers flowing into the ocean
B. like a multitude of rivers flowing into the ocean
C. as a multitude of rivers do that flow into the ocean
D. like a multitude of rivers do that flow into the ocean
E. as do the multitude of rivers that flow into that ocean
A. as a multitude of rivers flowing into the ocean
B. like a multitude of rivers flowing into the ocean
C. as a multitude of rivers do that flow into the ocean
D. like a multitude of rivers do that flow into the ocean
E. as do the multitude of rivers that flow into that ocean
Comparison should be based on the structure below, right?
X as Y (both X and Y are clauses)
X like Y (both X and Y are nouns)
Can someone categorize the above sentence please.
Whether we are comparing nouns or clauses...thanks.
X as Y (both X and Y are clauses)
X like Y (both X and Y are nouns)
Can someone categorize the above sentence please.
Whether we are comparing nouns or clauses...thanks.
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07 Sep 2010, 16:21
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We must remember that "as" is for clauses (sentences fragments that don't have a verb) and "like" is for phrases (sentence fragments with a verb).
Based on this:
A: ...- Wrong: as is used with a phrase.
B: like a multitude of rivers flowing into the ocean
C: as a multitude of rivers do that flow into the ocean - ackward
D: like a multitude of rivers do that flow into the ocean - Wrong: like is used with a clause.
E: as do the multitude of rivers that flow into that ocean - ackward. "the multitude of rivers" also is wrong, "the" changes the meaning of the sentence. The original sentence doesn't mention a particular multitude of rivers; "the" is not necessary.
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We must remember that "as" is for clauses (sentences fragments that don't have a verb) and "like" is for phrases (sentence fragments with a verb).
Based on this:
A: ...- Wrong: as is used with a phrase.
B: like a multitude of rivers flowing into the ocean
C: as a multitude of rivers do that flow into the ocean - ackward
D: like a multitude of rivers do that flow into the ocean - Wrong: like is used with a clause.
E: as do the multitude of rivers that flow into that ocean - ackward. "the multitude of rivers" also is wrong, "the" changes the meaning of the sentence. The original sentence doesn't mention a particular multitude of rivers; "the" is not necessary.
I think I deserve kudos
08 Sep 2010, 04:34
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this reminded me of the song "like a bridge over troubled water...."
"like" here is used to denote similarity. For those who love poetry, a simile
this reminded me of the song "like a bridge over troubled water...."
"like" here is used to denote similarity. For those who love poetry, a simile
