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Eagleflych Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
A question about "than..."
Hi, everybody:
I have seen the phrase below in a Longman dictionary:
medals awarded for bravery above and beyond the call of duty (=greater than it is your duty to show)
What is the meaning of "than it is your duty to show"? And what are the grammatical relations between these word?
Please help me. Thanks a lot in advance.
I have seen the phrase below in a Longman dictionary:
medals awarded for bravery above and beyond the call of duty (=greater than it is your duty to show)
What is the meaning of "than it is your duty to show"? And what are the grammatical relations between these word?
Please help me. Thanks a lot in advance.
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Hi, I have seen the phrase below in a Longman dictionary: medals awarded for bravery above and beyond the call of duty (=greater than it is your duty to show) What is the meaning of "than it is your duty to show"? And what are the grammatical relations between these word? It's a comparison, using 'than'.
- Hi, I have seen the phrase below in a Longman dictionary: medals awarded for bravery above and beyond the call of duty (=greater than it is your duty to show) What is the meaning of "than it is your duty to show"?
- And what are the grammatical relations between these word?
- It's a comparison, using 'than'.
- Every soldier has a duty to show some bravery.
- If ythe bravery you show is greater than that, you get a medal.
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Hi,
I have seen the phrase below in a Longman dictionary:
medals awarded for bravery above and beyond the call of duty (=greater than it is your duty to show)
What is the meaning of "than it is your duty to show"? And what are the grammatical relations between these word?
It's a comparison, using 'than'.
Every soldier has a duty to show some
I have seen the phrase below in a Longman dictionary:
medals awarded for bravery above and beyond the call of duty (=greater than it is your duty to show)
What is the meaning of "than it is your duty to show"? And what are the grammatical relations between these word?
It's a comparison, using 'than'.
Every soldier has a duty to show some
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firstly, thank you for the reply.
What is the meaning of the "it" in the "the bravery that it is your duty to show"?
Is the "that it is your duty to show" an atributive clause?
Thanks again.
What is the meaning of the "it" in the "the bravery that it is your duty to show"?
Is the "that it is your duty to show" an atributive clause?
Thanks again.
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Hi,
What is the meaning of the "it" in the "the bravery that it is your duty to show"?
It's a generalized 'it', similar for example to the 'it' in 'It is sunny today'.
You can think of it as referring to 'the thing or matter being spoken of'.
Is the "that it is your duty to show" an attributive clause? Yes. It describes and defines the type of bravery referred to.
What is the meaning of the "it" in the "the bravery that it is your duty to show"?
It's a generalized 'it', similar for example to the 'it' in 'It is sunny today'.
You can think of it as referring to 'the thing or matter being spoken of'.
Is the "that it is your duty to show" an attributive clause? Yes. It describes and defines the type of bravery referred to.
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