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Copysnake Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Adverb in sentences with two predicate?
I notice that some adverbs are used in sentences that use comma to separate two clauses, and each of them has it's own predicate.
For instance, "You should report any incident, however serious or minor it takes " and "The dollar has gone down against the yen, therefore Japanese goods are more expensive for Americans."
Shouldn't be only the conj. that could be used in this way? So, how to explain this?
Thank you in advance!
For instance, "You should report any incident, however serious or minor it takes " and "The dollar has gone down against the yen, therefore Japanese goods are more expensive for Americans."
Shouldn't be only the conj. that could be used in this way? So, how to explain this?
Thank you in advance!
Top answer
copysnake "You should report any incident, however serious or minor it takes " In this case, what follows the comma is not a clause. "However" means "no matter how" in this example. As an aside, I believe "takes" is the wrong word here.
- copysnake "You should report any incident, however serious or minor it takes " In this case, what follows the comma is not a clause.
- "However" means "no matter how" in this example.
- As an aside, I believe "takes" is the wrong word here.
- " I believe it should be " and therefore," or a semicolon, or a full stop.
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copysnake "You should report any incident, however serious or minor it takes "In this case, what follows the comma is not a clause. "However" means "no matter how" in this example.
As an aside, I believe "takes" is the wrong word here. Perhaps "however minor it seems," or "however minor it may be."
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