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Soheil1 Posted 14 years ago
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Hello
Can:
"...White's King will march over and assist the Queen as it delivers the death blow."
from Play Winning Chess


be taken to mean as:
"...White's King will march over and assist the Queen in delivring the death blow."?
  

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Hi, More or less, but the original sentence makes it clear that the Queen is the piece that actually makes the final move. Your paraphrases usually lose these nuances. Clive

— Clive

  • Hi, More or less, but the original sentence makes it clear that the Queen is the piece that actually makes the final move.
  • Your paraphrases usually lose these nuances.
  • Clive
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Hi,

More or less, but the original sentence makes it clear that the Queen is the piece that actually makes the final move.

Your paraphrases usually lose these nuances.

Clive
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At least I understand by trial&error.

So might I rephrase it as:
"...White's King will march over and assist the Queen in delivring the death blow by the Queen."?
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Hi,

"...White's King will march over and assist the Queen as it delivers the death blow."
from Play Winning Chess

So might I rephrase it as:
"...White's King will march over and assist the Queen in delivering the death blow by the Queen."?

The phrase 'by the Queen' does not work here. Such repetition of 'the Queen' is
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No, to perfect my translated text.
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