Just adding the word may have provided accuracy when one could have missed it out. But is it true?
The writer says two movies “considerably” dominated the Oscars one year. In context, this may be more correct than just dominated. But if you look closer, there were three films that dominated.
The second film, which won in the main categories, may have done considerably better than the third film, which won the same amount of awards but in minor categories.
If one considers that the main categories are heftier than the minor ones, yes, two films considerably dominated the awards.
The writer placed the adverb considerably before the form of the verb dominated. Actually, dominated is what is called the past participle (or form of the verb). Why does this grammar matter? Because only two films considerably dominated the Oscars that year. But is that true?
Are we convinced that sometimes we should always include the adverb? It may be most accurate. Or perhaps that is a matter of perception if a picture is better than a song from a picture.
However, only one film dominated the Oscars that year in terms of the amount of awards it won outstripped everything else. But the writer insisted that Best Picture and Best Actor nods, in spite of another film with better statistics, are just as important if not more so, and a film which won Best Song and two other awards is just not as important.
Perhaps the lesson here is that the writer’s perception is what is been taken into account.
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Peter Veugelaers is a writer, reviewer, blogger, reader, movie and music aficionado and connoisseur, and has an eye on current events and sports. He has written articles about church life, faith, issues, and the intersection of faith and film for Challenge Weekly, Faces Magazine, Christian Herald, Church Times, Good News Paper, and Touchstone, reviewed films for GiveWay, Transmission, Daystar, Anglican Taonga, Faces Magazine, Crosslink, Entertainmentnutz, Kid’s Highway and Beliefnet, contributed features to The Dominion, The Evening Post, Eco-Living, and Otago Daily Times, and has been contributing devotions to The Secret Place, the Upper Room devotional, and Lifeway Ministries.
His writing blog is thewritemix.blog which is updated every week. Peter’s favourite book is the Bible in any version and reads Christian books, literature including children’s and adult, and film books. His most memorable movie is Amadeus. Musically, takes an interest in all sorts, but is more likely to listen to pop music, singer/songwriter, Christian music, and certain niche material, eschewing rock, and heavy metal generally. He was pinning his hopes on the All Whites getting into the Fifa World Cup, the Black Caps winning against England, and has been saddened and shocked by gun crimes in the United States. Covid-19 has not affected him directly but sees sticking to health and safety as a matter of survival. Resourceful, eclectic, and enthusiastic, he has won several accolades for cricket, public speaking, debating, and scripture reading.
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