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fw
Joined: 12 Oct 2005
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 Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 3:39 pm Post subject: grammatically correct?(3) |
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Hello everyone.
We see Sentence 1 below fairly often in English grammar books published in Japan. For the same meaning, is it possible to rewrite the sentence into Sentence 2 below?
1. A whale is not a fish any more than a horse is.
2. A whale is not any more a fish than a horse is.
Best regards,
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Kristea
Joined: 17 Nov 2005
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Location: Minneapolis, MN USA
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FW -
To begin, what an odd sentence. It reminds me just how hard it is to master a language when these rare grammatical structures are questioned.
Anyway...both sentences are technically correct, but sentences #1 flows better.
Hope that helps - Kristi
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