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Stenka25 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
About ellipsis
The passage below is from a book, Justice, what’s the right thing to do.
In the latter underlined part, it seems that ‘argued’ is left out to avoid repeating it unnecessarily.
Do you agree with my train of thought?
http://www.bookbrowse.com/excerpts/index.cfm/book_number/2331/page_number/4/index.cfm?fuseaction=printable&book_number=2331
If big, systemic economic forces account for the disastrous loses of 2008 and 2009, couldn’t it be argued that they also account for the dazzling gains of earlier years? If the weather is to blame for the bad years, how can it be that the talent, wisdom, and hard work of bankers, traders, and Wall Street executives are responsible for the stupendous returns that occurred when the sun was shining?
In the latter underlined part, it seems that ‘argued’ is left out to avoid repeating it unnecessarily.
Do you agree with my train of thought?
http://www.bookbrowse.com/excerpts/index.cfm/book_number/2331/page_number/4/index.cfm?fuseaction=printable&book_number=2331
If big, systemic economic forces account for the disastrous loses of 2008 and 2009, couldn’t it be argued that they also account for the dazzling gains of earlier years? If the weather is to blame for the bad years, how can it be that the talent, wisdom, and hard work of bankers, traders, and Wall Street executives are responsible for the stupendous returns that occurred when the sun was shining?
Top answer
Stenka25 n the latter underlined part, it seems that ‘argued’ is left out to avoid repeating it unnecessarily. No; I see two different sentence structures. ' = why is it the case that?
- Stenka25 n the latter underlined part, it seems that ‘argued’ is left out to avoid repeating it unnecessarily.
- No; I see two different sentence structures.
- ' = why is it the case that?
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Stenka25n the latter underlined part, it seems that ‘argued’ is left out to avoid repeating it unnecessarily.No; I see two different sentence structures. 'How can it be that?' = why is it the case that?
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Thanks a lot as always, Mister Micawber.
But what does "it" represent in "how can it be"?
Does "it" represent the following that clause?
But what does "it" represent in "how can it be"?
Does "it" represent the following that clause?
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Stenka25Does "it" represent the following that clause?Yes, that's right.
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