"Demeter acts as mother to the earth, but is Persephone's mother first and foremost."
How can I get rid of "is"?
2007-03-06 23:34:42 · 4 answers · asked by sparklycrayons 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
"Demeter acts as mother to the earth, but first and foremost, as Persephone's mother."
2007-03-06 23:38:18 · answer #1 · answered by Mac the Nice 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no matter how you word it, the verb "to be" will be implicit in any statement made because motherhood is her state of being in this context.
you could try regrouping the phrases, of which there are two here; Demeter acts as mother to the earth (which is poorly worded, by the way) and Demeter is Persephone's mother, first and foremost (also weak).
I don't think the verb "to be" is the weakness in this structure, since it is essential to the construct, or image it is presenting. Demeter is mother and Mother nature.
Persephone's devoted mother, Demeter is known to us as Mother Earth, etc.
no getting away from "to be" when you are talking about "being"
2007-03-07 07:44:43 · answer #2 · answered by curiouser 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
demeter acts as mother to the earth but first and foremost
as mother to persephone
2007-03-07 07:52:10 · answer #3 · answered by craig 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Without the context to take into consideration, this may or may not work.
Persephone's mother, Demeter, acts as mother to the earth.
2007-03-07 07:48:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋