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Tou_che Posted 18 years ago
Linguistics Studies

If we learn a new word,does it mean that we learn a new sentence?

''I learnt a new word today.''

''I learnt a new sentence today.'' Is it possible to say like this equally in the same meaning?If we learn a new word,does it mean that we learn a new sentence?
  

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Not necessarily. Sentences are not fixed constructions. You might have learned a new way in which to say something.

  • Not necessarily.
  • Sentences are not fixed constructions.
  • You might have learned a new way in which to say something.
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Not necessarily. Sentences are not fixed constructions.

You might have learned a new way in which to say something.
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word and sentence don't mean the same thing. No.

I learnt a new sentence today
is one sentence. It contains six words.

CJ
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By the way, just for general information, in AmE we use 'learned' instead of 'learnt'.

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