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KeunChulLee1 Posted 6 years ago
Vocabulary

Intepretation Of "Object To STh"

  • Environmentalists object to the degradation of our planet on moral grounds.

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Does that denote

  1. Environmentalists don't want more degradation of our planet from a moral standpoint?
  2. Environmentalists don't think our planet was degraded from a moral perspective?
  

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It means that the objections of the environmentalists are based on morality. They think it is an immoral act to degrade the planet. They object on moral grounds rather than scientific or religious or any other grounds.

  • It means that the objections of the environmentalists are based on morality.
  • They think it is an immoral act to degrade the planet.
  • They object on moral grounds rather than scientific or religious or any other grounds.
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It means that the objections of the environmentalists are based on morality. They think it is an immoral act to degrade the planet. They object on moral grounds rather than scientific or religious or any other grounds.

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