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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

All the best athletes of his day?

Hi. Does the underlined part mean all the best athletes of his day as his guests (if that could be possible)? Thank you in advance.

He had as guests the best athletes of his day.
  

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Anonymous He had as guests the best athletes of his day. It doesn't necessarily mean ALL of them. " He ate the best food available.

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  • Anonymous He had as guests the best athletes of his day.
  • It doesn't necessarily mean ALL of them.
  • " He ate the best food available.
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AnonymousHe had as guests the best athletes of his day.
It doesn't necessarily mean ALL of them.

You could specify "some of" or "all of,"
but a native speaker would understand your wording to mean "a sampling of them."

He ate the best food available. (Not all of it.)
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Hi. Please help. Do the following indicate all the smart students at his smarts or some of them?

1. He got to know the smartest students at his school.
2. He invited the smartest students at his school.
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Just the smartest ones. The text does not indicate the criteria for making the cut.
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