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Please see below sentence and enlighten me with clarification. thanks .
" If the potential Alba signifies is realised in full - and if humankind doesn't annihilate itself neanwhile - the Scientific Revolution might prove itself far greater than a mere historical revolution."
Question : Why the author used two verbs - signify & is? ; what is the function of the word ' signifies, does it modify the Alba?
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leobroun Please see the below sentence below and enlighten me with clarification. thanks . The verbs belong to different clauses.
- leobroun Please see the below sentence below and enlighten me with clarification.
- thanks .
- The verbs belong to different clauses.
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leobrounPlease see thebelowsentence below and enlighten me with clarification. thanks .
The verbs belong to different clauses. "(that) Alba signifies" is a relative clause modifying the noun "potential."
The main verb is "is"
" If the potential [ that
0Parse the text this way.
If the potential ( which Alba signifies ) is realized in full . . .
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