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Contraposition Posted 10 years ago
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as it did
What does 'occurring as it did' mean? And what is the subject of 'occurring' and what is each replaced by 'it' and 'did'?
Geologists from Russia's Chechnya region claim to have unearthed the world's largest fossilized dinosaur eggs dating back to 60 million years ago. Some are calling this discovery a little too coincidental, though, occurring as it did in the midst of the region's attempt to revamp its reputation.
Geologists from Russia's Chechnya region claim to have unearthed the world's largest fossilized dinosaur eggs dating back to 60 million years ago. Some are calling this discovery a little too coincidental, though, occurring as it did in the midst of the region's attempt to revamp its reputation.
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". "occurring" is not a finite verb and does not have a true grammatical subject; the logical subject is "discovery". "it" means the discovery; "did" means "occurred".
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- "occurring" is not a finite verb and does not have a true grammatical subject; the logical subject is "discovery".
- "it" means the discovery; "did" means "occurred".
- This "verb-ing as it did" is a set pattern.
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The meaning is similar to "Some are calling this discovery a little too coincidental, though, since it occurred in the midst of ...".
"occurring" is not a finite verb and does not have a true grammatical subject; the logical subject is "discovery". "it" means the discovery; "did" means "occurred".
This "verb-ing as it did" is a set pattern.
"occurring" is not a finite verb and does not have a true grammatical subject; the logical subject is "discovery". "it" means the discovery; "did" means "occurred".
This "verb-ing as it did" is a set pattern.
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GPY"verb-ing as it did"Could you please get me some other examples?
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These are a couple that I copied from Google results:
This year's celebration had a special poignancy, falling as it did on September 11.
Castle Street may be taken as the centre of the old town, running as it did between the Castle and the High Cross.
Yet Ford was probably wistful that day, too, knowing as he did that the long prod
This year's celebration had a special poignancy, falling as it did on September 11.
Castle Street may be taken as the centre of the old town, running as it did between the Castle and the High Cross.
Yet Ford was probably wistful that day, too, knowing as he did that the long prod
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