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Contraposition Posted 11 years ago
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had to
They were in the water when the Thai guides started to call everyone back onto the boats. Water was receding rapidly from the shoreline, a tell-tale sign of a tsunami approaching.
They were able to get back on to their boat before it had to move to a safer position away from the shore. From their vantage point they saw waves hitting the beach, boats being destroyed and people being swept away. They didn't know what happened to the other people on their trip.
What does 'had to' mean?
They were able to get back on to their boat before it had to move to a safer position away from the shore. From their vantage point they saw waves hitting the beach, boats being destroyed and people being swept away. They didn't know what happened to the other people on their trip.
What does 'had to' mean?
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"before it had to move" = "before it was necessary for it to move"
- "before it had to move" = "before it was necessary for it to move"
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They didn't know what happened to the other people on their trip.
Who are 'their'?
Who are 'their'?
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contrapositionThey didn't know what happened to the other people on their trip.Who are 'their'?Also, 'their boat' and 'their vantage point'. 'their' is the possessive of 'they', and there's nothing in the quoted passage that specifies who 'they' are, so it's not possible to say which group of people 'their' refers to either. Presumably the tex
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