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Contraposition Posted 13 years ago
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I don't try to imagine a personal God; it suffices to stand in awe at the structure of the world, insofar as it allows our inadequate senses to appreciate it. Einstein
What does the three 'it's refer to respectively?
What does the three 'it's refer to respectively?
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This is how I read that: 1. a dummy "it" -- the subject of the verb "suffices" 2. refers to "standing in awe" 3.
- This is how I read that: 1.
- a dummy "it" -- the subject of the verb "suffices" 2.
- refers to "standing in awe" 3.
- refers to the "structure of the world"
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This is how I read that:
1. a dummy "it" -- the subject of the verb "suffices"
2. refers to "standing in awe"
3. refers to the "structure of the world"
1. a dummy "it" -- the subject of the verb "suffices"
2. refers to "standing in awe"
3. refers to the "structure of the world"
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contrapositionWhat1. No referent. A grammatical device by which the true subject "to stand in awe at the structure of the world" may be placed later in the sentence.doesdo the three 'it's refer to respectively?
2. the structure of the world
3. the world
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