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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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"It is all about you."
"It is all about you."
Do you think that "all" here is an adverb meaning "completely" or a pronoun and "about you" modifies "all"? I think the latter is more appealing. What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as usual and have a good day.
Do you think that "all" here is an adverb meaning "completely" or a pronoun and "about you" modifies "all"? I think the latter is more appealing. What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as usual and have a good day.
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" This type of sentence would typically be used in the following situation: Woman: There, you've gone and done it again. Man: Just a minute, it takes two to tango. I'm not completely to blame.
- " This type of sentence would typically be used in the following situation: Woman: There, you've gone and done it again.
- Man: Just a minute, it takes two to tango.
- I'm not completely to blame.
- This is about you too.
- Woman: No.
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The meaning of the sentence would determine the function of "all." This type of sentence would typically be used in the following situation:
Woman: There, you've gone and done it again.
Man: Just a minute, it takes two to tango. I'm not completely to blame. This is about you too.
Woman: No. It is all about you. It's always all about you.
Here "all" functions as an
Woman: There, you've gone and done it again.
Man: Just a minute, it takes two to tango. I'm not completely to blame. This is about you too.
Woman: No. It is all about you. It's always all about you.
Here "all" functions as an
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