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NL888 Posted 13 years ago
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Does " the youngster escaped a fate his partner in crime did not" mean...?
Does " the youngster escaped a fate his partner in crime did not" mean " the youngster escaped a fate that his partner in crime did not escape"?
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There, he is surrounded by 300 youngsters - none of whom is older than 21 - who have committed murder, rape, drug offense and property crimes. At Wabash, he would be surrounded by thousands of grown men guilty of much more physical, violent offenses.
While the youngster escaped a fate his partner in crime did not, it appears he has made the most of his opportunity - perhaps aware that he could be sent to the adults' prison at any time.
He is a straight A student and was recently moved up a grade as eighth-grade classes were not challenging him enough.
He sits on the student council, hopes to achieve Scouting credits, is an avid reader and spends time shooting hoops with other youngsters.
Context:
There, he is surrounded by 300 youngsters - none of whom is older than 21 - who have committed murder, rape, drug offense and property crimes. At Wabash, he would be surrounded by thousands of grown men guilty of much more physical, violent offenses.
While the youngster escaped a fate his partner in crime did not, it appears he has made the most of his opportunity - perhaps aware that he could be sent to the adults' prison at any time.
He is a straight A student and was recently moved up a grade as eighth-grade classes were not challenging him enough.
He sits on the student council, hopes to achieve Scouting credits, is an avid reader and spends time shooting hoops with other youngsters.
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NL888 Does " the youngster escaped a fate his partner in crime did not" mean " the youngster escaped a fate that his partner in crime did not escape"? Exactly. If you have just a "did" or "did not" at the end like that, it's assumed that a verb previously used in the sentence is meant to be there.
- NL888 Does " the youngster escaped a fate his partner in crime did not" mean " the youngster escaped a fate that his partner in crime did not escape"?
- Exactly.
- If you have just a "did" or "did not" at the end like that, it's assumed that a verb previously used in the sentence is meant to be there.
- CJ
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NL888Does " the youngster escaped a fate his partner in crime did not" mean " the youngster escaped a fate that his partner in crime did not escape"?Exactly. If you have just a "did" or "did not" at the end like that, it's assumed that a verb previously used in the sentence is meant to be there.
CJ
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