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Lamjin Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Are these sentences correct in grammar？

Hi teachers,

"But what the Chinese government really wants from Canada, he said, is a better understanding of the real situation in China. Why China is as it is. Why China's policies on particular issues are as they are."
are the last two sentences correct in grammar?

thanks!
  

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" It is interesting that the first sentence refers to 'the Chinese government' (not 'China') and 'Canada' (not 'the Canadian government').

— Mister Micawber

  • " It is interesting that the first sentence refers to 'the Chinese government' (not 'China') and 'Canada' (not 'the Canadian government').
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This is OK:

"But what the Chinese government really wants from Canada," he said, "is a better understanding of the real situation in China, why China is as it is and why China's policies on particular issues are as they are."

It is interesting that the first sentence refers to 'the Chinese government' (not 'China') and 'Canada' (not 'the Can
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Thanks Mister Micawber.

But what is the grammatical structure of the last two sentences?
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I don't know what you mean by 'grammatical structure' here. Please give an example-- give me what you think is the 'grammatical structure' of those sentences.
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I mean what he said is one sentence, rather than two or three sentences, right? The original sentences seem not correct in grammar. After your revision, it looks like more reasonable.
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The grammar of the originals is OK in spoken English, but when they are written down, they don't seem so good. That is why I revised them.
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