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Jackson6612 Posted 16 years ago
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But he can only turn the crank so fast
Question 1:
In the human power bicycle, the human can apply a lot of torque to the pedal crank. But he can only turn the crank so fast. To attain reasonable speed, he must get more than one turn of the rear wheel for each turn of the crank.
"But he can only turn the crank so fast." - is equivalent to saying "But there is a limit how fast he can turn the crank". Correct?
"so" is an adverb here and I believe the 2c sense fits well here. Could you please confirm it?
so: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/so
2c : to a definite but unspecified extent or degree <can only do so much in a day>
Question 2:
He can only do so much in a day.
I believe "much" is an adverb here. What sense of it fits here?
much: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/much
Thanks a lot for all the help.
In the human power bicycle, the human can apply a lot of torque to the pedal crank. But he can only turn the crank so fast. To attain reasonable speed, he must get more than one turn of the rear wheel for each turn of the crank.
"But he can only turn the crank so fast." - is equivalent to saying "But there is a limit how fast he can turn the crank". Correct?
"so" is an adverb here and I believe the 2c sense fits well here. Could you please confirm it?
so: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/so
2c : to a definite but unspecified extent or degree <can only do so much in a day>
Question 2:
He can only do so much in a day.
I believe "much" is an adverb here. What sense of it fits here?
much: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/much
Thanks a lot for all the help.
Top answer
" - is equivalent to saying "But there is a limit how fast he can turn the crank". Correct? Yes.
- " - is equivalent to saying "But there is a limit how fast he can turn the crank".
- Correct?
- Yes.
- "so" is an adverb here and I believe the 2c sense fits well here.
- Could you please confirm it?
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Question 1:
"But he can only turn the crank so fast." - is equivalent to saying "But there is a limit how fast he can turn the crank". Correct? Yes.
"so" is an adverb here and I believe the 2c sense fits well here. Could you please confirm it? yes (fast is also an adverb)
Question 2:
He can only do so much in a day. I believe "much" is an a
"But he can only turn the crank so fast." - is equivalent to saying "But there is a limit how fast he can turn the crank". Correct? Yes.
"so" is an adverb here and I believe the 2c sense fits well here. Could you please confirm it? yes (fast is also an adverb)
Question 2:
He can only do so much in a day. I believe "much" is an a
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Thank you.
I think using expressions of the sort "He can only do so much in a da
He can only do so much in a day.Why are you annoyed with him? He alone handles 12 animals at the farm! It wouldn't have been possible to run this farm without him all these years. And he can only do so much in a day. Now you want him to help you with other things. That's not possible.
I think using expressions of the sort "He can only do so much in a da
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You are right. We have a saying - "Rome was not built in a day."
Some jobs take a lot of time, and there are only so many hours in a day.
Some jobs take a lot of time, and there are only so many hours in a day.
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