1. More than one hundred years ago, students of ornithology reported that hummingbirds can hover as insects flitting gracefully from one flower to another.
A. As insects flitting gracefully from one flower to another.
B. Like insects flitting gracefully from one flower to another.
C. As insects do that flit gracefully from one flower to others.
D. Like insects do that flit gracefully from one flower to others.
E. As do insects that flit gracefully from one flower to some other one.
[spoiler]OA B. Why A is wrong ? Is it because the sentence makes a metaphor comparison, and with metaphor comparisons we use like rather than as.[/spoiler]
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The Q is also about right COMPARISON
IMO, its LIKE and not AS
Split into TWO
hummingbirds can hover ....LIKE...insects
Insects is Correctly modified by "flitting gracefully from one flower to another"
IMO, its LIKE and not AS
Split into TWO
hummingbirds can hover ....LIKE...insects
Insects is Correctly modified by "flitting gracefully from one flower to another"
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But guys.. recollect a sentence from spidey's notesnitya34 wrote:The Q is also about right COMPARISON
IMO, its LIKE and not AS
Split into TWO
hummingbirds can hover ....LIKE...insects
Insects is Correctly modified by "flitting gracefully from one flower to another"
My siamese cat moves across the floor just as a lion stalking its prey moves
My siamese cat moves across the floor just like a lion stalks its prey
SO dont u think answer is E
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