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Sentence: ...the fruit of the perennial ragweed has blunt tubercles instead... #1 (permalink) Tue Aug 04, 2009 6:13 am   Sentence: ...the fruit of the perennial ragweed has blunt tubercles instead...
 

1. _______ the fruit of the perennial ragweed has blunt tubercles instead of spines.
a) Unlike that of the common ragweed b) Unlike the common ragweed
My answer is b) but it's incorrect ,WHy?

2.Peter MacKensey, a novelist, wrote books describing wildlife in Southern California.
Can I use 'to describe' ?
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some questions from sentences #2 (permalink) Tue Aug 04, 2009 8:57 am   some questions from sentences
 

1-- In casual English, B is commonly used, but in formal writing, the pronoun 'that' (referring to 'fruit') must be used, since it is not the common ragweed itself that has spines. Compare:

Unlike the fruit of the common ragweed, the fruit of the perennial ragweed has blunt tubercles instead of spines.

2-- 'To describe' is grammatically possible, but certainly unusual in this situation.
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some questions from sentences #3 (permalink) Tue Aug 04, 2009 12:10 pm   some questions from sentences
 

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2-- 'To describe' is grammatically possible, but certainly unusual in this situation.


Hi MM,

which one would you suggest instead?

Thanks in advance
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Sentence: ...the fruit of the perennial ragweed has blunt tubercles instead... #5 (permalink) Tue Aug 04, 2009 17:19 pm   Sentence: ...the fruit of the perennial ragweed has blunt tubercles instead...
 

Hi MM,

ooops, sorry, I got the question the wrong way. Thought of another verb. :? :shock: :oops:

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Sentence: ...the fruit of the perennial ragweed has blunt tubercles instead... #6 (permalink) Fri Aug 07, 2009 11:42 am   Sentence: ...the fruit of the perennial ragweed has blunt tubercles instead...
 

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