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Makin
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 Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 10:00 am Post subject: much |
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Have I used "much" here correctly?
This line in the book captures much of humanity.
Thank you very much! |
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Eric Thompson
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Location: Angeles, Pampanga, Philippines
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Dear Makin, Your use of 'much' is fine because it goes well with 'humanity', a non-count noun. My concern is your use of 'capture' with 'humanity'. If you change 'humanity' to 'the spirit of humanity' or 'what it is to be human', you would be sure of using the figurative meaning of 'capture', not its literal one. Ok? understand?  |
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Makin
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| Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 7:57 am Post subject: |
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| Got it, thanks! |
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