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Seagull Posted 12 years ago
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Add to this
Unlike other Hollywood celebrities, Williams was famed for two things: He never complained, and he was always appreciative. Add to this a deep and sincere love for Nintendo (Williams even named his daughter after Princess Zelda from Nintendo’s “The Legend of Zelda”) and what the distributors had was a Hollywood guest from heaven.
This is from a newspaper article about Robin Williams (RIP). In it, I don't quite understand the grammatical construction of the part "Add to this a deep and sincere love for Nintendo and what the distributors has was a Hollywood guest from heaven." Is this an inverted sentence, the subject of which is a "deep and sincere love for Nintendo"? And, is "what the distributors has was a Hollywood guest from heaven" another clause?
This is from a newspaper article about Robin Williams (RIP). In it, I don't quite understand the grammatical construction of the part "Add to this a deep and sincere love for Nintendo and what the distributors has was a Hollywood guest from heaven." Is this an inverted sentence, the subject of which is a "deep and sincere love for Nintendo"? And, is "what the distributors has was a Hollywood guest from heaven" another clause?
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In this context 'Add to this' ~ Besides these qualities, he also had. Two of his qualities are mentioned earlier: He never complained, and he was always appreciative. Now the author is going to add something more.
- In this context 'Add to this' ~ Besides these qualities, he also had.
- Two of his qualities are mentioned earlier: He never complained, and he was always appreciative.
- Now the author is going to add something more.
- He is "adding to this", where "this" refers to the two qualities already mentioned.
- Make sense?
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In this context 'Add to this' ~ Besides these qualities, he also had.
Two of his qualities are mentioned earlier: He never complained, and he was always appreciative.
Now the author is going to add something more. He is "adding to this", where "this" refers to the two qualities already mentioned.
Make sense?
CJ
Two of his qualities are mentioned earlier: He never complained, and he was always appreciative.
Now the author is going to add something more. He is "adding to this", where "this" refers to the two qualities already mentioned.
Make sense?
CJ
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CalifJimNow the author is going to add something more. He is "adding to this", where "this" refers to the two qualities already mentioned.Make sense?Absolutely yes!
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Thank you very much indeed, CalifJim and grammarfreak.
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