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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

Emphatic strike

"The UK defence secretary, Michael Fallon, said: “Daesh [Isis] has been losing followers and territory for months, and emphatic strikes like this show that we and the coalition will not waver.”" (The Guzrdian.)

What is an emphatic strike? Why does singular "this" refer to plural "emphatic strikes" in the above?
  

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Anonymous What is an emphatic strike? A strong attack. Anonymous Why does singular "this" refer to plural "emphatic strikes" in the above?

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  • Anonymous What is an emphatic strike?
  • A strong attack.
  • Anonymous Why does singular "this" refer to plural "emphatic strikes" in the above?
  • Because 'this' refers to the strike in the news item.
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AnonymousWhat is an emphatic strike?
A strong attack.
Anonymous Why does singular "this" refer to plural "emphatic strikes" in the above?
Because 'this' refers to the strike in the news item.
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