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Takehisa Tanaka Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Could you help me understand this sentence?
Could you help me understand this sentence?
This is from my grammar book:
"For coordination with and, however, it was relevant to distinguish further according to whether the subject of the second clause was present or absent."
I can't understand the sentence structure of that sentence.
Could you tell me, rephrase it, please?
This is from my grammar book:
"For coordination with and, however, it was relevant to distinguish further according to whether the subject of the second clause was present or absent."
I can't understand the sentence structure of that sentence.
Could you tell me, rephrase it, please?
Top answer
However, for coordination with "and", it was relevant, etc. Does that help?
- However, for coordination with "and", it was relevant, etc.
- Does that help?
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However, for coordination with "and", it was relevant, etc.
Does that help?
Does that help?
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Takehisa Tanakarephrase it, pleaseThe two sentences below are different. In (1) the subject of the second clause is present; in (2) the subject of the second clause is absent.
(1) Tom ate the meat, and Pete threw away the cheese.
(2) Tom ate the meat and threw away the cheese.
CJ
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"For coordination with and, however, it was relevant to distinguish further according to whether the subject of the second clause was present or absent."
Paraphrase:
Where you have a coordinating conjunction (such as and), it is appropriate to make a further analysis. You need to see if the second clause has a subject or not.
Paraphrase:
Where you have a coordinating conjunction (such as and), it is appropriate to make a further analysis. You need to see if the second clause has a subject or not.
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