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Wenxinchew Posted 17 years ago
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One second seem like one minute
One second seems like one minute
One second seems like one minute
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". If, however, the phrase is part of the object of the sentence, then the second is more grammatical, as in "This terrible uncertainty makes one second seem like one minute to me". Do you see the difference?
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- If, however, the phrase is part of the object of the sentence, then the second is more grammatical, as in "This terrible uncertainty makes one second seem like one minute to me".
- Do you see the difference?
- English Majors, I confess to forgetting the terminology for these sentence fragments, I guess it's time to crack open the old texts again.
- Anyone for the technical explanantion?
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If the question is "which of the two standalone phrases is more grammatical" then the answer is:
one second seems like one minute
if it's used as the subject or main part of a sentence, as in
"One second seems like one minute to me.".
If, however, the phrase is part of the object of the sentence, then the second is more grammatical, as in
"This
one second seems like one minute
if it's used as the subject or main part of a sentence, as in
"One second seems like one minute to me.".
If, however, the phrase is part of the object of the sentence, then the second is more grammatical, as in
"This
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hmmm ... the examples are valid, but I don't think I explainedthat very well .... 
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