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Pokh Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

IT IS HOPED

1.is there any difference in meaning in the following two sentences? What role does it is hoped play?


2.IT IS HOPED is a clause --How could a sentence be correct with two clause not joined by conj?


  1. An unusually strong cyclist can, it is hoped, provide enough power to set a new distance record for human-powered aircraft in MIT’s diaphanous construction of graphite fiber and plastic.
  2. An unusually strong cyclist, it is hoped, can provide enough power that will set a new distance record for human-powered aircraft in MIT’s diaphanous construction of graphite fiber and plastic.

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pokh is there any difference in meaning in the following two sentences? The second one is not grammatical. enough + noun + that -clause doesn't work well in this context.

— CalifJim

  • pokh is there any difference in meaning in the following two sentences?
  • The second one is not grammatical.
  • enough + noun + that -clause doesn't work well in this context.
  • pokh IT IS HOPED is a clause --How could a sentence be correct with two clause not joined by conj?
  • I suppose there are various ways that this can happen, but in this particular case the clause it is hoped acts as a sentential adverb because it "came from" the beginning of the sentence as a speaker's opinion and was inserted in the middle of it.
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pokhis there any difference in meaning in the following two sentences?
The second one is not grammatical. enough + noun + that-clause doesn't work well in this context.

pokhIT IS HOPED is a clause --How could a sentence be correct with two clause not joined by conj?
I suppose there are various ways
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Thanks Cj, BTW in second sentence if I remove that after enough . Will it be correct?

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An unusually strong cyclist, it is hoped, can provide enough power to set a new distance record for human-powered aircraft in MIT’s diaphanous construction of graphite fiber and plastic.
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An unusually strong cyclist, it is hoped, can provide enough power to set a new distance record for human-powered aircraft in MIT’s diaphanous construction of graphite fiber and plastic.
But this is not the second sentence with "that" removed!
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