Comprehension of the Sentence
Dear teachers,
The following is an excerpt from 60 minutes.
(Sources: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/brain-hacking-tech-insiders-60-minutes/)
Could you please let me know how I should understand the following sentence?
When Brown says “experiments,” he’s talking generally about the millions of computer calculations being used every moment by his company and others use to constantly tweak your online experience and make you come back for more.
(a) When Brown says “experiments,” he’s talking generally about the millions of computer calculations being used every moment by his company / and others use to constantly tweak your online experience and make you come back for more.//
=> The computer calculations are only being used by his company,
but other companies use the calculations to tweak the online experience.
(b) When Brown says “experiments,” he’s talking generally about the millions of computer calculations being used every moment by his company / and others use // to constantly tweak your online experience and make you come back for more.
=> The millions of computer calculations are being used by his company and others as well.
Both are using the information to tweak the online experience.
Hope to have your help.
Thanks and best regards,
David Kim
Top answer
B. Note the sentence is incorrectly written. Correct English is eg When Brown says “experiments,” he’s talking generally about the millions of computer calculations being used every moment by his company and others use to constantly tweak your online experience and make you come back for more.
- B.
- Note the sentence is incorrectly written.
- Correct English is eg When Brown says “experiments,” he’s talking generally about the millions of computer calculations being used every moment by his company and others use to constantly tweak your online experience and make you come back for more.
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B.
Note the sentence is incorrectly written. . Correct English is eg When Brown says “experiments,” he’s talking generally about the millions of computer calculations being used every moment by his company and others use to constantly tweak your online experience and make you come back for more.
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