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Park sang joon Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
An inserted clause
Recent advance in the ability to record electrical activity in the brain have yielded further information on the brain's involvement in language. Before young children begin speaking, brain wave activity as they listen to words they comprehend is distributed across many region of the brain.
[Source: Reading for Results Ninth Edition by Laraine Flemming]
I think in the underlined clause "as" means "while," and that "as they listen to words they comprehend" is inserted into the middle of the main clause.
I'd like to know if my thought is right.
Thank you in advance for your help.
[Source: Reading for Results Ninth Edition by Laraine Flemming]
I think in the underlined clause "as" means "while," and that "as they listen to words they comprehend" is inserted into the middle of the main clause.
I'd like to know if my thought is right.
Thank you in advance for your help.
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Yes. recent advance s many region s
- Yes.
- recent advance s many region s
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park sang joonin the underlined clause "as" means "while,"Correct.
park sang joon"as they listen to words they comprehend" is inserted into the middle of the main clause.Correct.
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Recent advances . . .
Right.
A simpler example:
Talking as you chew is rude.
Clive
Right.
A simpler example:
Talking as you chew is rude.
Clive
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