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Doubt on helping verb

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saurabhkamal1981
 Post subject: Doubt on helping verb
 Post Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2011 12:06 pm 
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Hi,

Please help. I have a doubt in the following sentence, which is from SC-4th edition, chapter 13 - page number 266,Q.26.

Like Oliver Sacks, the famous neurologist, Tatiana analyzes people.

The book says it does not correctly express meaning. But aren't we comparing Oliver Sacks with Tatiana ?

Second, same question - correct answer (b)

Tatiana analyzes people in the same way as Oliver Sacks, the famous neurologist, does.

I listened one of the recorded videos of Ron (Thursday with Ron) in which he had given an example of helping verb and said "If helping verb is separated from the noun by a following modifier, that’s considered awkward".

The following sentence is:-

I know more about Shakespeare than my brother, who has not studied British English, does


the famous neurologist is another noun but a modifier. So, Don't you think this is awkward ? or Is it correct as it is referring to Oliver Sacks who is a famous neurologist ?

If it is awkward then what could be the sentence ?

If i place does after Oliver Sacks then the sentence is not correct. (this was also in the recorded video)

Tatiana analyzes people in the same way as Oliver Sacks does, the famous neurologist.

Will be waiting for your reply desperately.

Thanks & Regards
Saurabh


Last edited by saurabhkamal1981 on Thu Apr 07, 2011 1:23 am, edited 1 time in total.

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tim
 Post subject: Re: Doubt on helping verb
 Post Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2011 6:53 pm 
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don't wait desperately for our replies; sometimes it takes a few days. go out and do something fun in the meantime! :)

as for your first question, you have totally copied the sentence incorrectly in a way that fixes the original error. what that means is that you can no longer claim that our book thinks it is an incorrect sentence..

second, awkward does not mean incorrect. in other words, do not EVER eliminate a choice because you think it is awkward unless there is absolutely nothing else on which you can base a decision. even then, awkward still does not mean incorrect; it just renders the choice less desirable than another grammatically correct response..

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saurabhkamal1981
 Post subject: Re: Doubt on helping verb
 Post Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 1:34 am 
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tim wrote:
don't wait desperately for our replies; sometimes it takes a few days. go out and do something fun in the meantime! :)

as for your first question, you have totally copied the sentence incorrectly in a way that fixes the original error. what that means is that you can no longer claim that our book thinks it is an incorrect sentence..

second, awkward does not mean incorrect. in other words, do not EVER eliminate a choice because you think it is awkward unless there is absolutely nothing else on which you can base a decision. even then, awkward still does not mean incorrect; it just renders the choice less desirable than another grammatically correct response..


Thanks Tim, really appreciate for your reply. Doubts are clear now.
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tim
 Post subject: Re: Doubt on helping verb
 Post Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 7:30 pm 
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good to hear it!

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