- People described him as a genius.
1a. People described him as being a genius. - People described him to be a genius.
2a. People described him to be as a genius.
Please correct all.
Thanks.
2a is incorrect.
You might say ‘People said he was like a genius’. This is not the same as the others which indicate that he is seen to be a genius, rather than he is seen to be genius-like in some way.
Beeesneees,
Can I write : “People described him a genius.”?
Is it right or wrong?
That is incorrect - it would have to be something like “People described him as a genius.”
Beeesneees,
- He is an ingenious man.
- He is a genius man.
- He is a genius.
Please correct all and comment.
Thanks.
2 is incorrect.
1 and 3 do not mean the same.
Beeesneees,
- He was a child(n/adj) genius(n).
- He is a genius(n/adj) man(n).
When #1 is OK, Why not #2 OK?
Here both ‘child’ and ‘genius’ are nouns.
Please explain the grammar points to understand.
Thanks.
Those sentences have different structures, as indicated yourself!
In the first ‘genius’ is a noun. In the second, it is an adjective.
In ‘he is a child genius’, ‘child’ equates to ‘adult’.
He is an adult genius
is okay grammatically, but logically you don’t need to point that out!