English Grammer
Hi guys,
I have encountered a grammar related question. Can someone help me explain what does the word that and which specifically refer to in the sentence below:
"Cultural anthropology thus means ‘knowledge about cultivated humans’; that is, knowledge about those aspects of humanity which are not natural, but which are related to that which is acquired."
Thanks very much in advance!
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q=that-is-to-say_2 The rest of the sentence are pronouns. It the pronoun has an antecedent, I have written it in red ink. )
- q=that-is-to-say_2 The rest of the sentence are pronouns.
- It the pronoun has an antecedent, I have written it in red ink.
- )
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"Cultural anthropology thus means ‘knowledge about cultivated humans’; that is, knowledge about those aspects of humanity which are not natural, but which are related to that which is acquired."
"That is" is a literary phrase for "in other words", or "to be precise"
It comes from the Latin "id est" abbreviated to "i.e." See entry C2
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