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Tue Dec 13, 2005 18:27 pm Dress |
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Dress falls into many grammatical categories  It can be used as a noun, as in to wear a dress, as a verb (as in the example you gave yoursel), as an adjective, as in dress material. It depends on how you want to use it: if you use to dress, it is the verb, if without to - either noun or adjective...
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Tue Dec 13, 2005 19:34 pm Construction a is to b as c is to d |
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Hi Mlngvt,
This is a special construction where you are making relative comparisons and so the word to in your sentence is really a shortened version of equivalent to.
In your sentence below:
Kimono is to dress as kilt is to skirt."
this means the relationship of a kimono to a dress is equivalent to the relationship of a kilt to a skirt.
Let me give you another example:
Cheese is to milk as wine is to grapes - in other words cheese is made from milk and wine is made from grapes.
Alan _________________ English as a Second Language You can read my ESL story Everything in the Garden is lovely |
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Tue Dec 13, 2005 21:58 pm To dress |
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Oops...  _________________ Factum non fabula |
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Wed Dec 14, 2005 3:50 am To dress |
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| Thanks teacher a lot. It 's very clear. |
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Wed Dec 14, 2005 3:50 am To dress |
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| Thanks teacher a lot. It 's very clear. |
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Wed Dec 14, 2005 4:08 am To dress |
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Dear teacher, Is it right if I say that" Water is to cup as coffee is to mug." Thanks. |
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