compare and contrast english and vietnamese
no need to write "about" between the word contrast and english here.
Have you ever thought that speaking vietnamese is easier than Speaking english? Which language do you prefer? I am going to compare and contrast about the similarites ang differences between english and vietnamese.
Well, compare means to show the similarities and contrast means to show the differences. No need to write both phases.
the most importance
you're right about "important" is an adj but "most" always go [has to go] with "the".
Besides, the parallel structure here : the last and the most important ...
the last is a noun, so the other side must be a noun,too
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"important" is an adj??? i don't think there is any missing hereyou're right about "important"____ is an adj but "most" always go-- [has to go] with "the".
but "most" always goes ... i forgot the "es" by some mistook
an adj modifies another adj while there is no noun to be modified?In this case, "last" is an adjective which modifies "important", so is"most".
if it is said to omitt the article "the", then the word "important" has to be changed,too.
well, I thought she wants to say 2 seperate things. Caz according to Vdict dictionary, "Last" can be a noun. Therefore, it would make sense if she wants to say "the last and also the most importance"Her orginal sentence was: the last and the most important is pronunciation.
However, I surrender."The last and most importance" does sound right.
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Quote:
you're right about "important"____ is an adj but "most" always go-- [has to go] with "the".
"important" is an adj??? i don't think there is any missing here
but "most" always goes ... i forgot the "es" by some mistook
About "important", a prepositional phrase, can't be the subject of "is"!!! It seems that we need a relative pronoun (which or that) there.
Does this make sense?
Last edited by MANH NGUYEN; 08-09-2009 at 02:15 AM.
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Her orginal sentence was: the last and the most important _____ is pronunciation.
I believe that we definitely need a noun or a noun phrase here.
http://www.english-the-easy-way.com/...Adjectives.htm
okay, if it goes as you said, "last" and "most" are to be there in that sentence in order to modify adjective "important", then I would think that sentence is incorrect! just as her own original sentence:
The last and the most important is pronunciation
So what is the point of making corrections here?
I would agree with Mr.Nguyen that sentence would better be : You're right that the word "important" is an adjective.
Clear now?
and for the "mistook" mistake, if it isn't "mistook", then it is "mistake", isn't?
Truthfully, I don't got the use of these two. I thought the sentence is in the past tense; therefore, every word should be in past tense,too
There are many ways to correct this mistake while still keep the meaning the same.English is varies as well as vietnamese is.
p/s: it isn't wise to wake 2 tigers at the same time. Instead, make they kill each other or kill each silently lolz
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Yesterday, 12:11 PM #19
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Originally Posted by Paddy
Sorry for the misquote. Last and most are adverbs which modifies adjective important.
okay, if it goes as you said, "last" and "most" are to be there in that sentence in order to modify adjective "important", then I would think that sentence is incorrect! just as her own original sentence:
The last and the most important is pronunciation
So what is the point of making corrections here?
The last and the most are adverbs (by Paddy) that modify important (adj.), an attribute of a noun (as it is supposed to be.) But I can't find a noun here. It is missing, in another word!!!
So the point of correcting this sentence is to add a noun right after the adjective "important." It will function as a subject of "is."
No hard time, we just help each other learn. At the meantime, we don't change the original statement at all.![]()
Last edited by MANH NGUYEN; 08-10-2009 at 06:58 AM.