Jump to content
Urch Forums

some grammar questions of 10/2003


bighaide

Recommended Posts

18.Sea horses usually live along the shore among seaweed and other plants to which they (cling to) by their tails.

 

how to correct the "cling to "?

 

16£®Bacterial (cultures) are used commercially in the preparation of food products such that yogurt ,sour cream ,and vinegar.

 

can culture be plural form ?

 

31.(Few substances) look less (alike than) coal and diamonds ,yet both (are fashioned) (from same) elemental carbon.

 

how to correct "from same" --> from the same ??

& what does "fashion" here means ?

 

thanks a lot :)

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Originally posted by bighaide

 

18.Sea horses usually live along the shore among seaweed and other plants to which they (cling to) by their tails.

 

how to correct the "cling to "?

 

16£®Bacterial (cultures) are used commercially in the preparation of food products such that yogurt ,sour cream ,and vinegar.

 

can culture be plural form ?

 

31.(Few substances) look less (alike than) coal and diamonds ,yet both (are fashioned) (from same) elemental carbon.

 

how to correct "from same" --> from the same ??

& what does "fashion" here means ?

 

thanks a lot :)

bighaide

 

18. cling to -> cling. (The 'to' is already there in 'to which').

 

16. Culture can be plural here because we are talking about different forms from different bacteria.

 

31. from same -> from the same. 'Fashion' as a verb = make/give shape to.

 

Michael

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Restore formatting

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
×
  • Create New...