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Old 25-Sep-2007, 15:18
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Default Re: simile

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Originally Posted by Marya.S View Post
Hi teachers,

Can I say his hair is short, black and it looks like waves.

also when I say he is very active as ------- (what can I say?)
Your sentence is grammatically correct but very awkward to say.

He has short black hair that looks like waves on the ocean.

For your other sentence you might try a sentence like

The little boy was as active as a monkey.
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