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He prefers reading novels to reading comics.

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tanguatlay
 
Reply Fri 11 Nov, 2016 10:55 am
He likes to read comics. He likes to read novels more.

I have transformed the sentence as follows:

He prefers reading novels to reading comics. [Is the transformation correct?]

Thanks.
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contrex
 
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Reply Fri 11 Nov, 2016 11:00 am
Yes, except you can omit the second occurrence of 'reading'.
tanguatlay
 
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Reply Fri 11 Nov, 2016 11:04 am
@contrex,
contrex wrote:

Yes, except you can omit the second occurrence of 'reading'.

Many thanks, contrex.
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mark noble
 
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Reply Fri 11 Nov, 2016 12:28 pm
@contrex,
Can we also omit 'reading' as implied?
'He prefers novels to comics.'

I'm a 'condense everything-freak' - Do excuse me.
dalehileman
 
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Reply Fri 11 Nov, 2016 01:34 pm
@tanguatlay,
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He prefers reading novels to reading comics. [Is the transformation correct?]
No Tang 'cause the former doesn't nes imply a pref
contrex
 
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Reply Fri 11 Nov, 2016 01:57 pm
@mark noble,
mark noble wrote:

Can we also omit 'reading' as implied?
'He prefers novels to comics.'

I'm a 'condense everything-freak' - Do excuse me.


I thought of that too, but as the sentence stands, without 'reading' we could not be sure what exactly he prefers e.g. reading, writing, carrying, printing, selling, etc. Of course reading is what most people would assume.
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contrex
 
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Reply Fri 11 Nov, 2016 01:59 pm
@dalehileman,
dalehileman wrote:
No Tang 'cause the former doesn't nes imply a pref

Yes it does. He likes novels more (than comics). That is a preference.

dalehileman
 
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Reply Fri 11 Nov, 2016 02:09 pm
@contrex,
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Yes it does
OOPS Con

Hope at 86 you're more on the ball than I
contrex
 
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Reply Fri 11 Nov, 2016 02:11 pm
@dalehileman,
dalehileman wrote:
Hope at 86 you're more on the ball than I

... I'll be grateful to still be around. Mind you my father is nearly 100 and I am said to take after him.
dalehileman
 
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Reply Fri 11 Nov, 2016 04:04 pm
@contrex,
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I am said to take after him
I hope Con in only the most positive regards
contrex
 
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Reply Fri 11 Nov, 2016 05:08 pm
@dalehileman,
dalehileman wrote:

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I am said to take after him
I hope Con in only the most positive regards

I wish that were so, Dale. You can't pick and choose the qualities you inherit.
dalehileman
 
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Reply Sat 12 Nov, 2016 02:15 pm
@contrex,
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can't pick and choose
Alas alack Rex how right you are
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