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sejpdw
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 Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 3:55 am Post subject: such as |
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1) The political and military drama of those years is to me like the classics I read in childhood.
2) The political and military drama of those years is to me such as the classics I read in childhood.
2) is also grammartically right? |
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Mary W. Ng
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| Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 9:26 am Post subject: Re: such as |
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1) The political and military drama of those years is to me like the classics I read in childhood.
2) The political and military drama of those years is to me such as the classics I read in childhood.
2) is also grammartically right? |
No. Such as is used to introduce an appositive that tells about a preceding noun or noun phrase, as in:
'Tropical fruits such as oranges and limes are important sources of vitamin C.'
Please note that the defining appositive phrase such as oranges and limes modifies the noun phrase tropical fruits, and is not enclosed by commas.
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