Can you please explain the grammar structure of this sentence for me?
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Consider this simpler example. Mary regretted what she said because it was rude. This is the usual word order.
- Consider this simpler example.
- Mary regretted what she said because it was rude.
- This is the usual word order.
- The object of the verb regretted is what she said.
- We can give the object more emphasis and perhaps a little more style by moving the object to the start of the sentence.
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Consider this simpler example.
Mary regretted what she said because it was rude.
This is the usual word order. The object of the verb regretted is what she said.
We can give the object more emphasis and perhaps a little more style by moving the object to the start of the sentence.
What she said, Mary regretted because it was rude.
0. One more question, what does “more than” mean here? Does it mean “we lose more than we gain”? Or is it simply a phrase meaning “to a great degree”?
It's an odd phrase. I didn't really consider it carefully before, but I think the writer means we lose more than we gain, as you suggest. Good question!
Clive
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