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Heyose Posted 13 years ago
Science & IT

A question for sentence stracture.

Consequently, the design and operation of bonded components tends
to be a constantly evolving, semi-quantitative process that combines fracture and finite element analysis with practical experience.

Can you make the sentence more clear or write in a simple way.. especially I dont understand after second comma, I know that "tends to be" is the first sentence's verb. I wonder is it also a second sentence's verbs.. or not? can I think like that "... the design and operation of bonded components tends to be semi-quantitative process that combines fracture and finite element analysis with practical experience. ...
  

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heyose Can you make the sentence more clear or write in a simple way Except for the topic and specialized vocabulary, it seems quite simple already. experience'). I have underlined the verb of each clause: Consequently, the design and operation of bonded components tends to be a constantly evolving, semi-quantitative process [that combines fracture and finite element analysis with practical experience] .

— Mister Micawber

  • heyose Can you make the sentence more clear or write in a simple way Except for the topic and specialized vocabulary, it seems quite simple already.
  • experience').
  • I have underlined the verb of each clause: Consequently, the design and operation of bonded components tends to be a constantly evolving, semi-quantitative process [that combines fracture and finite element analysis with practical experience] .
  • The subordinate clause is a relative clause describing 'process'.
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heyoseCan you make the sentence more clear or write in a simple way
Except for the topic and specialized vocabulary, it seems quite simple already. It is only a single sentence with a main clause ('Consequently....process') and subordinate clause ('that combines...experience'). I have underlined the verb of each clause:

Consequently, the design a
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Consequently, the design and operation of bonded components tends to be a constantly evolving, semi-quantitative process. This process combines fracture and finite element analysis with practical experience.

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