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7. "What kind of computer is the slide rule an example of?"
I can't figure out the sentence structure of that sentence.
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It is just the usual inversion you get with a question. The slide rule is an example of a kind of computer. It's like "The dog is a carnivorous animal.
- It is just the usual inversion you get with a question.
- The slide rule is an example of a kind of computer.
- It's like "The dog is a carnivorous animal.
- What kind of animal is the dog an example of?
- " That is the generic article, by the way, in case that is what is giving you trouble.
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It is just the usual inversion you get with a question. The slide rule is an example of a kind of computer. It's like "The dog is a carnivorous animal. What kind of animal is the dog an example of? It is an example of a carnivorous animal." That is the generic article, by the way, in case that is what is giving you trouble. It means any slide rule, any dog.
0It is an interrogative sentence so it has inverted word order.
7. "What kind of computer is the slide rule an example of?"
Here is the declarative version:
The slide rule is an example of a mechanical computer.
The slide rule is a mechanical computer.
What kind of? is asking for the word "mechanical."
What kind of computer is the slide ru
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