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Stenka25 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
A tricky pronoun
The following sentence is the famous saying of Albert Einstein.
In that sentence, exactly what the underlined it represents is not certain.
It seems to represent the universe in one way while it seems to stand for the mystery (of the universe)?
Can you tell me what it is?
The mystery of the universe is its comprehensibility.
In that sentence, exactly what the underlined it represents is not certain.
It seems to represent the universe in one way while it seems to stand for the mystery (of the universe)?
Can you tell me what it is?
The mystery of the universe is its comprehensibility.
Top answer
Perhaps I don't understand your question. " I don't think so. mystery is comprehensibility mystery = comprehensibility What comprehensibility?
- Perhaps I don't understand your question.
- " I don't think so.
- mystery is comprehensibility mystery = comprehensibility What comprehensibility?
- The comprehensibility of the universe The comprehensibility belongs to the universe, not to the mystery.
- ) So it's an enigma.
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Perhaps I don't understand your question.
The antecedent of "its" is [the] "universe."
Okay, you're arguing that the antecedent could be "mystery." I don't think so.
mystery is comprehensibility
mystery = comprehensibility
What comprehensibility? The comprehensibility of the universe
The comprehensibility belongs to t
The antecedent of "its" is [the] "universe."
Okay, you're arguing that the antecedent could be "mystery." I don't think so.
mystery is comprehensibility
mystery = comprehensibility
What comprehensibility? The comprehensibility of the universe
The comprehensibility belongs to t
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