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Moon7296 Posted 9 years ago
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1. behaviors that enabled deprived parents to raise healthy children
2. behaviors that deprived parents enabled to raise healthy children
I know #1 is a very natural sentence. What about #2? Does it sound okay? And can it be thought of as the same meaning?
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moon7296 I know #1 is a very natural sentence. Yes, if you punctuate it. moon7296 What about #2?
- moon7296 I know #1 is a very natural sentence.
- Yes, if you punctuate it.
- moon7296 What about #2?
- Does it sound okay?
- No, it does not.
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moon7296I know #1 is a very natural sentence.
Yes, if you punctuate it.
moon7296What about #2? Does it sound okay?
No, it does not.
moon7296 And can it be thought of as the same meaning?
No; it cannot even be disambiguated.
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