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Arman19940326 Posted 12 years ago
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"Most of the 60000Tarahumaras are not literate even though many,to varying degrees,are bilingual in their native tongue and spanish."

What's the meaning of varying" here?
  

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"varying" modifies "degrees". It is saying that the degree (extent) to which these people are bilingual varies from person to person. There are spacing mistakes throughout the sentence.

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  • "varying" modifies "degrees".
  • It is saying that the degree (extent) to which these people are bilingual varies from person to person.
  • There are spacing mistakes throughout the sentence.
  • A space is needed after "60000", and also after each of the commas.
  • "Spanish" needs a capital.
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"varying" modifies "degrees". It is saying that the degree (extent) to which these people are bilingual varies from person to person.

There are spacing mistakes throughout the sentence. A space is needed after "60000", and also after each of the commas. "Spanish" needs a capital. Thousands separators make large numbers easier to read, i.e. "60,000".
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