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Yzh1978 Posted 12 years ago
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We argue the public policy reasons supporting the application of an INS proposed rule.
In the above sentence , what is the meaning of "reasons supporting"? Is "reason" a verb? If not, what is the predicate in the objective clause? What is the meaning of the sentence?
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In the above sentence , what is the meaning of "reasons supporting"? Is "reason" a verb? If not, what is the predicate in the objective clause? What is the meaning of the sentence?
Thank you so much!
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"reasons" is a noun. "the public policy reasons supporting the application of an INS proposed rule" is one long noun phrase meaning "the public policy reasons that support the application of an INS proposed rule".
- "reasons" is a noun.
- "the public policy reasons supporting the application of an INS proposed rule" is one long noun phrase meaning "the public policy reasons that support the application of an INS proposed rule".
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"reasons" is a noun. "the public policy reasons supporting the application of an INS proposed rule" is one long noun phrase meaning "the public policy reasons that support the application of an INS proposed rule".
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