"I find it SOMEWHAT ironic THAT the quoted sentence lacks a verb"
Somewhat is much more appropriate than somehow. "How" is the improper adverb in this case, it sounds juvenile. The word "above" is redundant and makes the sentence clumsy and overly long. Try and speak concisely and in a more mature manner. D- at this stage, you will need to improve markedly in this regard to pass the course.
No I meant 'somehow', not 'somewhat'. Somewhat and somehow mean different things. Somewhat refers to a degree and is quantitative, somehow questions cause. For instance;
Somehow I find it completely and utterly ironic, not just somewhat, when this angry person on the internet posts "Proper English, everyone!" has attempted to write a sentence without a verb.
Now if there was going to be a criticism in good English, it would be the redundancy of the cause being unidentified. For instance;
I find it ironic how the quoted above sentence lacks a verb. Alternatively, how itself can be replaced with the less philosophical "that" as the pondering word "somehow" has been removed already, giving us;
It is ironic that.the quoted above sentence lacks a verb.
However, I took advantage of a commonly used
rhetoric literary device to cause as it was a short post anyway and this is a forum, not an academic essay.
Pairing "how" with "somehow" is not juvenile, as "how" is more general, vague and philosophical than "that". It is an accurate use of the word more greatly reveals and emphasises pondering on my part, so I wrote;
I find it somehow ironic how the quoted above sentence lacks a verb. Alternatively, if I was merely being factual and not utilising rhetoric, I would write;
It is ironic that.the quoted above sentence lacks a verb. I hope you now appreciate the subtle differences.
Further, "quoted above" is not redundant. It is more specific and precise than merely writing "quoted". And "how" is not an adverb. So when you write ""How" is the improper adverb in this case, it sounds juvenile", your sentence is rather ridiculous.
Now please don't take this the wrong way, but you seem rather angry and unpleasant to me, and I really don't want to continue conversing about grammar with you, so I am asking you yet again to please kindly stop talking to me.
