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Vocabulary
Burning bones and wood for heat
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An author of a book writes about ancient peoples. He's describing how the lived.
He writes for example:
Burning bones and wood for heat, these early peoples were sheltered, housed, and reasonably safe. Food could be found all around them.
That first sentence sounds strange to me. It sounds like there were reasonably safe, housed and sheltered because they burnt bones and wood for heat. Does it make sense?
An author of a book writes about ancient peoples. He's describing how the lived.
He writes for example:
Burning bones and wood for heat, these early peoples were sheltered, housed, and reasonably safe. Food could be found all around them.
That first sentence sounds strange to me. It sounds like there were reasonably safe, housed and sheltered because they burnt bones and wood for heat. Does it make sense?
Top answer
I agree that it is not the best phrasing, but the reader is expected to use common sense in understanding that 'burning bones and wood for heat' is just an ancillary piece of information.
- I agree that it is not the best phrasing, but the reader is expected to use common sense in understanding that 'burning bones and wood for heat' is just an ancillary piece of information.
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I agree that it is not the best phrasing, but the reader is expected to use common sense in understanding that 'burning bones and wood for heat' is just an ancillary piece of information.
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