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"The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre, part of the University of South Australia learning and research facilities, is to undergo an architectural facelift that its namesake hopes will make it an 'Aussie' icon."
The meaning of the part of the sentense, starting with 'that its namesakes hopes will...' to the end, is not clear to me when I first read it. Is it better to add comma to before and after 'its namesake hopes' (i.e. "... is to undergo an architectural facelift that, its namesake hopes, will make it an 'Aussie' icon.")? Is there a better way to rephase this sentence? Or acutally the quoted passage is just fine?
Anthony
"The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre, part of the University of South Australia learning and research facilities, is to undergo an architectural facelift that its namesake hopes will make it an 'Aussie' icon."
The meaning of the part of the sentense, starting with 'that its namesakes hopes will...' to the end, is not clear to me when I first read it. Is it better to add comma to before and after 'its namesake hopes' (i.e. "... is to undergo an architectural facelift that, its namesake hopes, will make it an 'Aussie' icon.")? Is there a better way to rephase this sentence? Or acutally the quoted passage is just fine?
Anthony
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[nq:1] "The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre, part of the University of South Australia learning and research facilities, is to ... [/nq] "Aussie" is slang for "Australian". Is there anything else you don't understand.
- [nq:1] "The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre, part of the University of South Australia learning and research facilities, is to ...
- [/nq] "Aussie" is slang for "Australian".
- Is there anything else you don't understand.
- The sentence is fine as it stands.
- Regards, Einde O'callaghan
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[nq:1] "The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre, part of the University of South Australia learning and research facilities, is to ... centre is calle the Bob Hawke Prime ministerial Centre and its namesake is Bob Hawke himself, the person being interviewed.[/nq]
"Aussie" is slang for "Australian".
Is there anything else you don't understand. The sentence is fine as it stands.
"Aussie" is slang for "Australian".
Is there anything else you don't understand. The sentence is fine as it stands.
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A. Kong writes:
[nq:1]The meaning of the part of the sentense, starting with 'that its namesakes hopes will...' to the end, is not ... an 'Aussie' icon.")? Is there a better way to rephase this sentence? Or acutally the quoted passage is just fine?[/nq]
It's fine as it stands. If you wanted to set off the clause in question, I'd put it between m-dashes rather than commas.
-- Tran
[nq:1]The meaning of the part of the sentense, starting with 'that its namesakes hopes will...' to the end, is not ... an 'Aussie' icon.")? Is there a better way to rephase this sentence? Or acutally the quoted passage is just fine?[/nq]
It's fine as it stands. If you wanted to set off the clause in question, I'd put it between m-dashes rather than commas.
-- Tran
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Thank for your answer. My problem was when I first scaned the sentence, I did not understand why the two verbs 'hopes will' can join together. But, as you and Einde said, the sentence is just fine.
[nq:2] "The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre, part of the ... this sentence? Or acutally the quoted passage is just fine?[/nq]
[nq:1]The centre is calle the Bob Hawke Prime ministerial Centre
[nq:2] "The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre, part of the ... this sentence? Or acutally the quoted passage is just fine?[/nq]
[nq:1]The centre is calle the Bob Hawke Prime ministerial Centre
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[nq:1]A. Kong writes:[/nq]
[nq:2]The meaning of the part of the sentense, starting with ... this sentence? Or acutally the quoted passage is just fine?[/nq]
[nq:1]It's fine as it stands. If you wanted to set off the clause in question, I'd put it between m-dashes rather than commas. I've given up all punctuation except the full stop and the comma. I mean unless I wonder about something.[/
[nq:2]The meaning of the part of the sentense, starting with ... this sentence? Or acutally the quoted passage is just fine?[/nq]
[nq:1]It's fine as it stands. If you wanted to set off the clause in question, I'd put it between m-dashes rather than commas. I've given up all punctuation except the full stop and the comma. I mean unless I wonder about something.[/
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Bill Bonde ( the oblique allusion in lieu of the frontal attack ) writes:
[nq:1]I've given up all punctuation except the full stop and the comma.[/nq]
Why?
-- Transpose hotmail and mxsmanic in my e-mail address to reach me directly.
[nq:1]I've given up all punctuation except the full stop and the comma.[/nq]
Why?
-- Transpose hotmail and mxsmanic in my e-mail address to reach me directly.
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