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Park sang joon Posted 10 years ago
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And () this though he break his back!
This novel is set in a Chinese village before World War One.
The protagonist lives with his wife, baby, and father, his wife was a maid with very rich family.
His uncle's wife talks to him.
"but your uncle is an unfortunate man and he has been so from the first. His destiny is evil and through no fault of his own. Heaven wills it. Where others can produce good grain, for him the seed dies in the ground and nothing but weeds spring up, and this though he break his back!"
[The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck]
I'd like to know if "it is" implied before "this."
Thank you in advance for your help.
The protagonist lives with his wife, baby, and father, his wife was a maid with very rich family.
His uncle's wife talks to him.
"but your uncle is an unfortunate man and he has been so from the first. His destiny is evil and through no fault of his own. Heaven wills it. Where others can produce good grain, for him the seed dies in the ground and nothing but weeds spring up, and this though he break his back!"
[The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck]
I'd like to know if "it is" implied before "this."
Thank you in advance for your help.
Top answer
" No. 'This' refers to the whole previous clause: ' for him the seed dies in the ground and nothing but weeds spring up'.
- " No.
- 'This' refers to the whole previous clause: ' for him the seed dies in the ground and nothing but weeds spring up'.
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park sang joonI'd like to know if "it is" implied before "this."No. 'This' refers to the whole previous clause: ' for him the seed dies in the ground and nothing but weeds spring up'.
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Thank you, Mr. Micawber, for your So very helpful answer. 
Then I was wondering if that "this" is used in place of the main clau
Then I was wondering if that "this" is used in place of the main clau
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park sang joonThen I was wondering if that "this" is used in place of the main clause of "though he break his back"Not at all! I have already told you what 'this' represents. 'Though he break his back' is merely an adverbial.
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