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Contiluo Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Capital city

Is the following sentence acceptable?

The city is the capital of Taiwan, so we can feel it’s better than the small city where we live.
  

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Hi, contiluo Is the following sentence acceptable? No. The line of reasoning is faulty.

  • Hi, contiluo Is the following sentence acceptable?
  • No.
  • The line of reasoning is faulty.
  • The mere fact that Taipei is the capital of Taiwan cannot really make you feel it is better than your city; I cannot make sense of that statement.
  • Note that so is used to show the reason for something.
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Hi,
contiluoIs the following sentence acceptable?
No. The line of reasoning is faulty. The mere fact that Taipei is the capital of Taiwan cannot really make
you feel it is better than your city; I cannot make sense of that statement. Note that so is used to show the
reason for something.

Regards

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