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Pb03 Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary
If anything
Hi guys,
What could be the meaning of the words "if anything" in this context?
("They have something related to the writing" OR
"If I say which case it is..."?)
Thanks~!
pb
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They are incorrect because they have little, if anything, to do with the main idea of the writing.
What could be the meaning of the words "if anything" in this context?
("They have something related to the writing" OR
"If I say which case it is..."?)
Thanks~!
pb
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They are incorrect because they have little, if anything, to do with the main idea of the writing.
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It implies that basically they have nothing to do with the main idea of the writing, yet if they have anything to do, its very little (insignificant).
- It implies that basically they have nothing to do with the main idea of the writing, yet if they have anything to do, its very little (insignificant).
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It implies that basically they have nothing to do with the main idea of the writing, yet if they have anything to do, its very little (insignificant).
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I think the wording of your sentence implies something that happened in the past or is ongoing from the past, which would make the "little... to do" part past tense. If you want to say they are incorrect in the present, it would be better to say something like
They are wrong because they do not understand the main idea of the writing. (incorrect is overly formal here)
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They are wrong because they do not understand the main idea of the writing. (incorrect is overly formal here)
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