He who would search for pearls
Hello everyone. I have a couple of questions.
Regarding the following sentence: He who would search for pearls, must dive deep.
#1 I'm not quite sure whether I understand this sentence well. Can we paraphrase this sentence as "If a person wishes to search for pearls, he or she must dive deep"?
#2 Why is a comma placed after "pearls" in the sentence? Does it mean that the clause "who would search for pearls" is a non-restrictive relative clause? Can we say that "A person, who would search for pearls, must dive deep" is the modern version of the original sentence, which seems old-fashioned?
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seagull #1 I'm not quite sure whether I understand this sentence well. Can we paraphrase this sentence as "If a person wishes to search for pearls, he or she must dive deep"? Yes.
- seagull #1 I'm not quite sure whether I understand this sentence well.
- Can we paraphrase this sentence as "If a person wishes to search for pearls, he or she must dive deep"?
- Yes.
- The point is that one must work hard to accomplish something of value.
- seagull Why is a comma placed after "pearls" in the sentence?
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seagull#1 I'm not quite sure whether I understand this sentence well. Can we paraphrase this sentence as "If a person wishes to search for pearls, he or she must dive deep"?
Yes. The point is that one must work hard to accomplish something of value.
seagullWhy is a comma placed after "pearls" in the sentence?
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