He is the kind of person who lies.

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Magic-dragon

#434601 Thu, 25 Oct 07 10:51 AM

I'd be happy if someone would answer my questions. Thanks in advance.

What's the difference between the following 2 sentences?

A: He is the kind of person who lies.

B: He is a person who lies. (I think, it's the same as "He is one of the persons who lie.)

Magic-dragon

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Yankee

#434640 Thu, 25 Oct 07 12:12 PM

Hi MD

The main difference is that sentence A does not say directly that he lies or has lied. Instead it implies that he would lie or might have lied because he is that type of person.

Sentence B says that he is in the habit of lying.

Yankee

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Magic-dragon

#434671 Thu, 25 Oct 07 01:53 PM

－Hi, Yankee. I'm MD. Thanks for your answer. I see very well.
But There is one more thing I 'd like to ask.

How about in Negative structure?

What's the difference between the following 2 sentences?
Are there any difference between them?

A: He is not the kind of person who lies.

B: He is not a person who lies.

I think they are practically the same in meaning. What do you think?

Magic-dragon

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Yankee

#434697 Thu, 25 Oct 07 02:58 PM

Hi MD

Yes, they are practically the same. The only difference I see is the degree of directness again. Sentence A still focuses more on a 'type' of person, and B focuses more on directly on him.

Yankee

Neeraj Jain

#434699 Thu, 25 Oct 07 03:01 PM

Amy said it correctly. The first sentence tells that he belongs to a category of persons. The second person talks about his personal characteristic; it does not talk about any category.

Neeraj Jain

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