Rebecca Nurse has a calming influence on the adults as well as she.
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Rebecca Nurse has a calming influence on the adults as well as her.
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2006-09-12 14:36:32 · 15 answers · asked by BWW 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Rebecca Nurse has a calming influence on the adults as well as she.
put it this way: She has a calming influence on the adults as well as Rebecca Nurse.
2006-09-12 14:40:16 · answer #1 · answered by Scout Finch 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Okay, for one thing, it isn't "herself", unless you're saying that Rebecca Nurse can calm herself. Now that that's said, I'd like to say the whole sentence sounds weird and probably is grammatically incorrect either way. Instead, you could say "Both she and Rebecca Nurse have a calming influence on [the] adults" or "Rebecca Nurse can calm adults as well as she can."
Note that "the" is in brackets because it isn't really necessary, unless you're talking about a small, specific group of adults.
I think the "has a calming influence" is the part that is awkward about the original sentence. Normally, you would be able to say "as well as she" and logically follow it with the verb used already in the sentence - in this case, "has". But like I already stated, that sounds really weird. So instead you can use one of the replacement sentences above or come up with one of your own.
P.S. If you wanted to use the word "her" at the end of the sentence, you could say "Rebecca Nurse has a calming influence on the adults just like her."
2006-09-12 21:46:26 · answer #2 · answered by Koshka Boga 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rebecca Nurse has a calming influence on the adults as well as on herself.
2006-09-12 21:39:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rebecca Nurse has a calming influence on adults as well on herself.
2006-09-12 21:38:59 · answer #4 · answered by ♥yessy♥ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rebecca Nurse has a calming influence on the adults as well as her
2006-09-12 21:37:34 · answer #5 · answered by ? 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Neither. It should be:
Rebecca Nurse has a calming influence on the adults as well as herself.
2006-09-12 21:38:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The second sentance sounds alright, though the "her" or "she" in question is vague, perhaps substitute the name, to read "Rebecca Nurse has a calming effect on the adults, as well as --."
2006-09-12 21:39:34 · answer #7 · answered by Miss Kitae 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say the second one if it said herself. But I would choose the first once since it sounds right.
2006-09-12 21:40:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first one, The second one needs "herself"
2006-09-12 21:38:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The latter would be the correct usuage
2006-09-12 21:39:45 · answer #10 · answered by cabjr1961 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋