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Nickchaoliu Posted 17 years ago
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How to comprehend this sentence ?? :)

Hi, there ..

'The book Writing Without Teachers introduced me to one distinction and one practice that has helped my writing processes tremendously'

for the sentence above, How should I to comprehend the 'one distinction and one practice'.???

thanks in advance.
  

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Hi, 'The book Writing Without Teachers introduced me to one distinction and one practice that has helped my writing processes tremendously' for the sentence above, How should I to comprehend the 'one distinction and one practice'.??? The first question is whether these are two things or one. The singular verb 'has' suggests the writer views 'one distinction and one practice' as a single unit (like 'fish and chips').

— Clive

  • Hi, 'The book Writing Without Teachers introduced me to one distinction and one practice that has helped my writing processes tremendously' for the sentence above, How should I to comprehend the 'one distinction and one practice'.???
  • The first question is whether these are two things or one.
  • The singular verb 'has' suggests the writer views 'one distinction and one practice' as a single unit (like 'fish and chips').
  • Or, the writer may simply have made a grammar mistake.
  • I assume the writer goes on to explain what the 'distinction and practice' is/are.
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Hi,
'The book Writing Without Teachers introduced me to one distinction and one practice that has helped my writing processes tremendously'

for the sentence above, How should I to comprehend the 'one distinction and one practice'.???

The first question is whether these are two things or one. The singular verb 'has' suggests the writer views 'one distinction and one practice'
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Hi, Clive,
firstly, thanks for your answers.

and then I read this sentence in an ariticle of English Examination. so.. I believe its validity.

I just can not understand the meaning of words 'distinction' & 'practice' here.

what do the words, distinction & practice mean here ?
oh.... make me horrible.

Can you get what I want to present?
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Hi,
I just can not understand the meaning of words 'distinction' & 'practice' here.

distinction - a subtle difference between two things.
practice - a common activity or habit

Clive
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