Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
Optional 'of' in comparison?
0 Hi, 02 br
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00 When you are making 01 u 00 comparisons 02 u 00 , the inclusion of the word 'of' is optional in a situation where countable nouns are involved? 02 br
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00 Jenny is acting more like a man. She is a girl but likes to play boys' games. She runs up and down the stairs making loud foot noises and isn't afraid to face boys directly when she feels frustrated with what they are doing. 02 br
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00 To me, she is more (of -- optional???) a boy than a girl. 02 br
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00 So, can we say that when making explict or possibly sufficiently understood implicit comparisons, the use of 'of' is optional? 02 br
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00 less (of - optional?) a girl/teacher/professional runner than a boy/student/amateur runner 0-
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00 When you are making 01 u 00 comparisons 02 u 00 , the inclusion of the word 'of' is optional in a situation where countable nouns are involved? 02 br
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00 Jenny is acting more like a man. She is a girl but likes to play boys' games. She runs up and down the stairs making loud foot noises and isn't afraid to face boys directly when she feels frustrated with what they are doing. 02 br
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00 To me, she is more (of -- optional???) a boy than a girl. 02 br
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00 So, can we say that when making explict or possibly sufficiently understood implicit comparisons, the use of 'of' is optional? 02 br
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00 less (of - optional?) a girl/teacher/professional runner than a boy/student/amateur runner 0-
Top answer
02 font 02 br 02 br 01 font 00 Jenny is acting more like a man. She is a girl but likes to play boys' games. ) a girl/teacher/professional runner than a boy/student/amateur runner 02 font 02 br 02 br 00 Generally speaking, I'd agree with you.
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0 Hi, 02 br
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01 font 00 When you are making 01 u 00 comparisons 02 u 00 , the inclusion of the word 'of' is optional in a situation where countable nouns are involved? 02 font 02 br
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01 font 00 Jenny is acting more like a man. She is a girl but likes to play boys' games. She runs up
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01 font 00 When you are making 01 u 00 comparisons 02 u 00 , the inclusion of the word 'of' is optional in a situation where countable nouns are involved? 02 font 02 br
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01 font 00 Jenny is acting more like a man. She is a girl but likes to play boys' games. She runs up
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