Re: Similar vs. Similarly

"Adam Schwartz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> I'm writing a paper and I can't seem to determine the correct form of
> the word 'similar' to use in the following sentance:
> 
> "Similarly to the stone cameo of his wife Livia (fig. 2), this glass cameo
> features an image of the head of Augustus in total profile."
> 
> I think it is correct as-is.  My fiance insists that I should be using the
> adjective 'similar'.  She's usually much better than I am with grammar, but
> I'm fairly certain that in this sentance 'similarly' needs to be an adverb
> modifying 'features'.  Can anyone help me?

She already has.  She's right.

Restructure the sentence to get that correct form.
This glass cameo is similar(ly) to the stone cameo ...
Clearly there is no "ly" in this restructured sentence.

And, you need a comma between wife and Livia, unless he has
several wives and "Livia" is necessary to identify which wife
you are referring to.

The problem of using the male form "fiance" has already been
covered.  Get used to it and follow her suggestions, as you
will have to in the future.

GFH