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Hasibul Alam Posted 6 years ago
Grammar
I don't understand the meaning the clause starting with "instead"
Meanwhile, the contestants without romantic partners don't break any rules, and instead just have to watch as the prize money dwindles anyway.
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"have to watch as X" implies that they cannot do anything to prevent X. They must just "watch it happen". "dwindles away" means "gets smaller and smaller".
- "have to watch as X" implies that they cannot do anything to prevent X.
- They must just "watch it happen".
- "dwindles away" means "gets smaller and smaller".
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"have to watch as X" implies that they cannot do anything to prevent X. They must just "watch it happen".
"dwindles away" means "gets smaller and smaller".
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