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Hole One a New See Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

'if experience'

Hi everybody,

I don't understand this word order exactly:

If experience there is a guide, it could lead to around 1,000 people a year in England and Wales choosing an assisted death.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/2014/07/140718_witn_suicide.shtml

I don't understand this "if experience" thing. I guess it is short form of something. Please explain it to me.

Thanks for your help in advance.
  

Top answer

No, it's not shortened. "experience" is the subject of the verb "is". "there" means "in that place" (referring to Oregon, mentioned in the previous sentence).

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  • No, it's not shortened.
  • "experience" is the subject of the verb "is".
  • "there" means "in that place" (referring to Oregon, mentioned in the previous sentence).
  • "If" governs the phrase "experience there is a guide".
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No, it's not shortened. "experience" is the subject of the verb "is". "there" means "in that place" (referring to Oregon, mentioned in the previous sentence). "If" governs the phrase "experience there is a guide".
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Thanks for the answer Emotion: smile

'guide' means this, doesn't it?

something that provides information and helps you to
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Hole One a New See'guide' means this, doesn't it?something that provides information and helps you to form an opinion or make a decision
Right.
Hole One a New SeeThe adverb of place is placed in this strange position because 'there' strongly connects to 'experience' (so I could handle 'experience there' as a compound subject). Am I
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