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Lynn3 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
a long sentence
Hi!
This is a long sentence for me. I am not quite sure that I understand. Can anyone of them explan the sentence structures for me?
It was not until he reached the city that the important officer discovered that the man whose seat he had taken was the one whose lecture he had flown to the city to hear.
Thanks!
Lynn
This is a long sentence for me. I am not quite sure that I understand. Can anyone of them explan the sentence structures for me?
It was not until he reached the city that the important officer discovered that the man whose seat he had taken was the one whose lecture he had flown to the city to hear.
Thanks!
Lynn
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Ok, here's what it means. The protagonist (A => the important officer) was flying to a certain city to attend a conference given by a man (B); it was only when he reached the city that A realised he had taken B's seat. Is that clearer?
- Ok, here's what it means.
- The protagonist (A => the important officer) was flying to a certain city to attend a conference given by a man (B); it was only when he reached the city that A realised he had taken B's seat.
- Is that clearer?
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Ok, here's what it means.
The protagonist (A => the important officer) was flying to a certain city to attend a conference given by a man (B); it was only when he reached the city that A realised he had taken B's seat.
Is that clearer?
The protagonist (A => the important officer) was flying to a certain city to attend a conference given by a man (B); it was only when he reached the city that A realised he had taken B's seat.
Is that clearer?
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This is most likely a story of an embarrassing moment.
Two men are on the same airplane (with a bunch of other people). One of the two men is an officer (an important one) and the other one is a lecturer (also an important one). They don't know each other. They are both flying to the same destination, and with a common purpose, the lecturer to deliver a speech, and the officer to hear
Two men are on the same airplane (with a bunch of other people). One of the two men is an officer (an important one) and the other one is a lecturer (also an important one). They don't know each other. They are both flying to the same destination, and with a common purpose, the lecturer to deliver a speech, and the officer to hear
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Dear friends,
I think it is like this.
The important officer is going to the city to hear a lecture. He arrives at the airport. He is told that there are no seats on the plane. The officer is angry. He compels another passenger to relinquish his seat. The passenger gets off the plane.
Then the officer arrives in the city. He goes to hear the lecture. The lect
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Yeh, Goldmund. I think I've been watching too much 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' on HBO.
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Hi! Davkett,
Yes, I have got the meaning of the story, but I could not understand that " It was not until".
Could you please explain to me? Thanks
Lynn
Yes, I have got the meaning of the story, but I could not understand that " It was not until".
Could you please explain to me? Thanks
Lynn
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Please allow me to try to answer, Lynn, giving Davkett more time for a rest. I hope he doesn't mind.
Let's start by hoping that you know the [It is XYZ that ...] pattern which is used to emphasize XYZ.
This structure is commonly known as a cleft sentence.
If want to emphasize part of a sentence such as a word, phrase or even caluse, you should place it where XYZ
Let's start by hoping that you know the [It is XYZ that ...] pattern which is used to emphasize XYZ.
This structure is commonly known as a cleft sentence.
If want to emphasize part of a sentence such as a word, phrase or even caluse, you should place it where XYZ
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