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Are the following sentences grammatically correct?

 
 
Reply Thu 19 Jun, 2014 01:23 pm
Hi! I would like to know whether the following sentences are correct or not.
-Our actions may come across as extreme.

-We came across as extremists.
-Our actions came across as extremist.

-They came across as revolutionaries.
-Their actions came across as revolutionary.

-We may come across as more revolutionary than other politicians.

-Their decisions came across as reactionary.
- We might come across as more reactionary than them.



Moreover, can I use the verb "perceive" instead of the expression "come across as " ?

- Our actions may be perceived as extreme.

- We were perceived as extremists.
-Our actions were perceived as extremist.

-They were perceived as revolutionaries.
-Their actions were perceived as revolutionary.

-We may be perceived as more revolutionary than other politicians.

-Their decisions were perceived as reactionary.
- We might be perceived as more reactionary than them.





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dalehileman
 
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Reply Thu 19 Jun, 2014 01:42 pm
@Dracarys,
Quote:
….than them.
Drac, I'd'v writ "….than they" but I can't give you a rule. Con what's your take

Quote:
- We might come across as more reactionary than them.

Moreover, can I use the verb "perceive" instead of the expression "come across as " ?
S/b "…be perceived as…," but I gather Drac that's what you intend

Otherwise okay but Con, Mac, whatcha think
Dracarys
 
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Reply Thu 19 Jun, 2014 01:59 pm
@dalehileman,
Thank you for your answer, but I cannot understand some of your words.
For example, what do you mean by "Con what's your take" and "Con, Mac, whatcha think "?
dalehileman
 
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Reply Thu 19 Jun, 2014 02:13 pm
@Dracarys,
Sorry Drac; Con and Mac are two other participants who frequently comment in grammatical issues, while "take" means "assessment" and "whatcha" is common for "what do you"

We also say "whadiya"
Dracarys
 
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Reply Thu 19 Jun, 2014 02:29 pm
@dalehileman,
Thank you again! That's very kind of you. Now everything is clear.
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JTT
 
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Reply Thu 19 Jun, 2014 03:10 pm
@Dracarys,
Everything seems to be copasetic, Dracarys.
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JTT
 
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Reply Thu 19 Jun, 2014 03:21 pm
@dalehileman,
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Drac, I'd'v writ "….than they" but I can't give you a rule. Con what's your take


When you can't give a rule, Dale, you might consider that there isn't one. Which there isn't.

Using the subject form is more formal but both are possible.
Dracarys
 
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Reply Thu 19 Jun, 2014 03:39 pm
@JTT,
Thank you, JTT
JTT
 
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Reply Thu 19 Jun, 2014 03:40 pm
@Dracarys,
You're most welcome, Dracarys .
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