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Richuk Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
A quick question regarding the subject of a sentence. Thanks guys.
Hey guys, just a quick question if you don’t mind please.
When you are comparing two things for example: ‘I think the toy show wasn’t as fun as the car shows’ and you extend the sentence for example:
‘I think the toy show wasn’t as fun as the car shows but we learnt a lot more!’
‘I think the toy show wasn’t as fun as the car shows because we didn’t see that much!’
How do we know the sentence part after the ‘but’ or ‘because’ relates to the ‘toy show’ and not the ‘car shows’ without specifically mentioning it again? Is it because the ‘toy show’ is the subject of the sentence and the ‘car shows’ is just the object for comparison?
Thank you for your time and help, I really appreciate it.
When you are comparing two things for example: ‘I think the toy show wasn’t as fun as the car shows’ and you extend the sentence for example:
‘I think the toy show wasn’t as fun as the car shows but we learnt a lot more!’
‘I think the toy show wasn’t as fun as the car shows because we didn’t see that much!’
How do we know the sentence part after the ‘but’ or ‘because’ relates to the ‘toy show’ and not the ‘car shows’ without specifically mentioning it again? Is it because the ‘toy show’ is the subject of the sentence and the ‘car shows’ is just the object for comparison?
Thank you for your time and help, I really appreciate it.
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We know because we understand the meaning of the words. The 'because' clause relates to the whole main clause, not just the subject or object.
- We know because we understand the meaning of the words.
- The 'because' clause relates to the whole main clause, not just the subject or object.
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We know because we understand the meaning of the words. The 'because' clause relates to the whole main clause, not just the subject or object.
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