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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Help needed with untangling sentence : )

Hi,

I feel this sentence isn't correct but I just can't find how I could make it sound okay; could you help me set it right, please?

Even though he didn't receive from any person any gifts, but all the more affection and kindness.

Thank you! [A]
  

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Hi, You need a main subject. and a predicate. Who do you want to talk about?

  • Hi, You need a main subject.
  • and a predicate.
  • Who do you want to talk about?
  • And what do you want to say about the person?
  • Clive
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Hi,

You need a main subject. and a predicate.

Who do you want to talk about? And what do you want to say about the person?

Clive
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Thank you, Clive!

What I’d like to express is that even though Jack didn’t receive any gifts from any person, he did receive much affection and kindness; and I tried to do this with the construction ’’all the more’’ (or something similar to that) which would also imply how much more it was what he got than the gifts he would have received.

I think ’Jack didn’t receive any gifts,
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Hi,

What I’d like to express is that even though Jack didn’t receive any gifts from any person, he did receive much affection and kindness; and I tried to do this with the construction ’’all the more’’ (or something similar to that) which would also imply how much more it was what he got than the gifts he would have received.
I think ’Jack didn’t receive any gifts, but all the more a
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Thank you so much, Clive! I appreaciate your help very much! Emotion: smile

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