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Icy_blue Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
Does "quite" modify "is" or "the truth" in "this is not quite the truth"?
Does "quite" modify "is" or "the truth" in "this is not quite the truth"?
Well, somehow I think "quite" is more intimate with "the truth" than with "is".
Well, somehow I think "quite" is more intimate with "the truth" than with "is".
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» This is not quite the truth. There is no «quite truth». But a thing may not be true entirely (when only part of it is true).
- » This is not quite the truth.
- There is no «quite truth».
- But a thing may not be true entirely (when only part of it is true).
- So, the octant of «quite» is «to be», which makes it «to be incompletly».
- Sorry for bad English, I hope you get the idea.
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«Well, somehow I think "quite" is more intimate with "the truth" than with "is".»
This is not quite the truth.
There is no «quite truth». But a thing may not be true entirely (when only part of it is true). So, the octant of «quite» is «to be», which makes it «to be incompletly».
Sorry for bad English, I hope you get the idea.
This is not quite the truth.
There is no «quite truth». But a thing may not be true entirely (when only part of it is true). So, the octant of «quite» is «to be», which makes it «to be incompletly».
Sorry for bad English, I hope you get the idea.
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Yes. This one is difficult.
To what degree is it so that this the truth? (adverb of degree requested)
It is the truth this much:
completely, not completely, almost, not quite, not at all.
In my mind, any of the adverbs above could modify "This is the truth". "is" by itself just acts as a connector. I believe some systems of analysis call this a
To what degree is it so that this the truth? (adverb of degree requested)
It is the truth this much:
completely, not completely, almost, not quite, not at all.
In my mind, any of the adverbs above could modify "This is the truth". "is" by itself just acts as a connector. I believe some systems of analysis call this a
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I don't know any systems of analysis, the following is just my opinion which may not correspond with the classical grammar.
«This is not the truth»
What is effected by «not»?
It is either «is» (1) or «the truth» (2):
1. This (is not) the truth
2. This is (not the truth)
But it can't be both «is» and «truth»:
This (is not) (not the truth).
«This is not the truth»
What is effected by «not»?
It is either «is» (1) or «the truth» (2):
1. This (is not) the truth
2. This is (not the truth)
But it can't be both «is» and «truth»:
This (is not) (not the truth).
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If you are not working within the restrictions of a particular system of analysis, then analyze in the way that is most logical for you and best helps you to understand.
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«If you are not working within the restrictions of a particular system of analysis, then analyze in the way that is most logical for you and best helps you to understand»
Argee 100%.
By the way, sentence adverbs are
Thanksfully,...
Fortunately,...
Unfortunately,...
(You probably knew that...)
They really affect the whole sentence. I don't think that «quite» f
Argee 100%.
By the way, sentence adverbs are
Thanksfully,...
Fortunately,...
Unfortunately,...
(You probably knew that...)
They really affect the whole sentence. I don't think that «quite» f
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Thank you Ant and CJ.
Your answers are very helpful.
"sentence adverb" helps me to comprehend the structure explicitly. And I'm still trying to grasp Ant's explanation.
Thank you again.
Your answers are very helpful.
"sentence adverb" helps me to comprehend the structure explicitly. And I'm still trying to grasp Ant's explanation.
Thank you again.
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