I may be naive in asking this question but wanted to understand the concept. Can someone tell me what's the difference between :-
Kim needs a tennis trainer, like her brother.
Kim needs a tennis trainer like her brother.
Kim needs a tennis trainer like her brother does.
Also how does putting a comma (,) alters the meaning.Plz help
Thanks
5-Day Free Trial
5-day free, full-access trial TTP
Available with Beat the GMAT members only code
MORE DETAILS
What is the difference between these two sentences ?
This topic has expert replies
-
Indianflava
- Newbie | Next Rank: 10 Posts
- Posts: 1
- Joined: Fri Dec 09, 2011 5:38 am
-
sidceg
- Senior | Next Rank: 100 Posts
- Posts: 89
- Joined: Fri Jun 01, 2012 12:22 am
- Location: Bangalore, India
- Thanked: 6 times
- Followed by:2 members
Kim needs a tennis trainer, like her brother. This sentence is the same as 'Like her brother, Kim needs a tennis trainer' --> In this case the modifier 'like her brother' is modifying 'Kim'.Indianflava wrote:I may be naive in asking this question but wanted to understand the concept. Can someone tell me what's the difference between :-
Kim needs a tennis trainer, like her brother.
Kim needs a tennis trainer like her brother.
Kim needs a tennis trainer like her brother does.
Also how does putting a comma (,) alters the meaning.Plz help
Thanks
Kim needs a tennis trainer like her brother. --> Kim needs a tennis trainer. What kind of tennis trainer? A tennis trainer who is like her brother. In this case 'like her brother' is modifying 'a tennis trainer'
Kim needs a tennis trainer like her brother does. This means the same as the 1st sentence but no modifiers are used. Two things are simply compared - 'Kim needs' and 'her brother does (needs)'
