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Taka Posted 18 years ago
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0・Some argue that childlessness may have an adverse effect on women by depriving them of the channel for self-expression 00by frustrating an intrinsic need00.02br
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00About the part in red, which part does it modify? I think it's 'depriving..' but I'm not sure on this one.0-
  

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0Using a "by" to add that last part sure makes this confusing. Actually, the whole passage is. 0-

— BarbaraPA

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0Using a "by" to add that last part sure makes this confusing. Actually, the whole passage is. It sounds like women have only ONE channel of self-expression, which comes from having children - is that what you read too?0-
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0GG, could you do me a favor? It's 'need' not 'needs.' Could you fix it for me?02br
00And the original is this, for your information:02br
00・Some people argue that having children satisfies a fundamental, even instinctive, drive, especially in women, that childlessness may therefore have an adverse effect on them by depriving them of this channel for self-expression by fr
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00I never thought it modified the entire front - I just strugged to understand it. The full sentence isn't really much better, but there's a world of difference in saying "this channel" (the one we just discussed) and "the channel" (as though there is only one).02br
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00I am struggling becuase I can't possibly relate having childr
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0Thanks for the edit. 01blockquote
01cite10Grammar Geek12cite10 I11span10 never thought it modified the entire front - I just strugged to understand it.11span10 12span12span12br
10Right. I rushed the reading. Sorry. 11blockquote
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0Then the best I can do with the author's intention is to guess that he (she?) means that being childless has an adverse effect because it frustrates this innate need and in doing so, deprives them of this avenue of self-expression. 02br
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00Let's do something from Jane Austen next time. She's so much more fun to read! 050010id4
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0 Which means it modifies 'depriving...'. I see. Thanks, GG.02br
00Jane Austen...I think I see what you mean.050010id2
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