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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Comprehension of a phrase
hello everybody. I'm sorry, my english is terrible, but maybe this is exactly the right place for this problem Smile
So, there's a phrase from a song I can't understand well:
"I've done a lot / God knows I've tried
To find the truth / I've even lied."
I write it how I listen it, since in some websites I visited I found it with different puntuaction.
My question is: "I've tried" and "to find the truth" is a phrase? I mean, I have to read it "God knows I've tried to find the truth"?
To be clear, if I want to insert the punctuaction, the right version would be this:
- "I've done a lot, God knows I've tried to find the truth, I've even lied"
or this:
- "I've done a lot, God knows I've tried; to find the truth, I've even lied"
Thanks a lot Smile
So, there's a phrase from a song I can't understand well:
"I've done a lot / God knows I've tried
To find the truth / I've even lied."
I write it how I listen it, since in some websites I visited I found it with different puntuaction.
My question is: "I've tried" and "to find the truth" is a phrase? I mean, I have to read it "God knows I've tried to find the truth"?
To be clear, if I want to insert the punctuaction, the right version would be this:
- "I've done a lot, God knows I've tried to find the truth, I've even lied"
or this:
- "I've done a lot, God knows I've tried; to find the truth, I've even lied"
Thanks a lot Smile
Top answer
" I write it how I listen it, since in some websites I visited I found it with different puntuaction. My question is: "I've tried" and "to find the truth" is a phrase? Probably, but it depends on how you interpret the meaning.
- " I write it how I listen it, since in some websites I visited I found it with different puntuaction.
- My question is: "I've tried" and "to find the truth" is a phrase?
- Probably, but it depends on how you interpret the meaning.
- I mean, I have to read it "*** knows I've tried to find the truth"?
- To be clear, if I want to insert the punctuaction, the right version would be this: - "I've done a lot, *** knows I've tried to find the truth, I've even lied" These are several sentences loosely combined with commas into an error that is commonly called 'a run-on sentence.
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Hi,
So, there's a phrase from a song I can't understand well:
"I've done a lot / *** knows I've tried
To find the truth / I've even lied."
I write it how I listen it, since in some websites I visited I found it with different puntuaction.
My question is: "I've tried" and "to find the truth" is a phrase? Probably, but it depends on how you interpret the
So, there's a phrase from a song I can't understand well:
"I've done a lot / *** knows I've tried
To find the truth / I've even lied."
I write it how I listen it, since in some websites I visited I found it with different puntuaction.
My question is: "I've tried" and "to find the truth" is a phrase? Probably, but it depends on how you interpret the
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