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Vincent Teo Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Gave a fine touch to
What does it mean:
They gave a fine touch to the celebrations. All pupils sat orderly and quietly, waiting for the teachers. When the teachers came, the celebration started.
They gave a fine touch to the celebrations. All pupils sat orderly and quietly, waiting for the teachers. When the teachers came, the celebration started.
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More information seems to be needed; for example, the whole text, if there is one. The problem here is that the word "They" seems ambiguous without further context. It is not clear if "they" refers to the students, the teachers, or to someone else.
- More information seems to be needed; for example, the whole text, if there is one.
- The problem here is that the word "They" seems ambiguous without further context.
- It is not clear if "they" refers to the students, the teachers, or to someone else.
- If this is all the text there is, then my best guess is that "they" refers to the students: by sitting orderly and quietly, they gave a fine touch to the celebrations, that is, just by their sitting orderly and quietly (the implication here is that normally they don't sit orderly and quietly), they enhanced ("gave a fine touch to") the celebrations.
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More information seems to be needed; for example, the whole text, if there is one. The problem here is that the word "They" seems ambiguous without further context. It is not clear if "they" refers to the students, the teachers, or to someone else.
If this is all the text there is, then my best guess is that "they" refers to the students: by sitting orderly and quietly, they gave a fin
If this is all the text there is, then my best guess is that "they" refers to the students: by sitting orderly and quietly, they gave a fin
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Hi Vincent,
Did you find this sentence somewhere?
If so, are you sure it should not be 'They gave a final touch to . . . '?
Clive
Did you find this sentence somewhere?
If so, are you sure it should not be 'They gave a final touch to . . . '?
Clive
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Yes, it should be " gave a final touch to..."., what does it mean?
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Hi,
The writer considers all the nic things that were done to make the celebrations nice. Finally, he considers the pupils sitting there. And he feels that is the last, and probably the nicest, detail.
Clive
The writer considers all the nic things that were done to make the celebrations nice. Finally, he considers the pupils sitting there. And he feels that is the last, and probably the nicest, detail.
Clive
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