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Bbk_agp Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Make this sentece simple, please!

Not only does the moon's gravitational pull play a role in tidal formation but also physical phenomena such as hurricans and typhoons do too.

Can you please re-write the sentece in simple form?

Thanks! [F]
  

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It seems pretty simple to me, Bb. It does not contain any idioms except 'play a role' (= participate in, contribute to). Which words do you not understand?

— Mister Micawber

  • It seems pretty simple to me, Bb.
  • It does not contain any idioms except 'play a role' (= participate in, contribute to).
  • Which words do you not understand?
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It seems pretty simple to me, Bb. It does not contain any idioms except 'play a role' (= participate in, contribute to). Which words do you not understand?
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Mister MicawberIt seems pretty simple to me, Bb. It does not contain any idioms except 'play a role' (= participate in, contribute to). Which words do you not understand?
I don't understand it grammatically. Just in the way they used.Why "does" used? Can we omit them? Can you explain the structure of the sentece, please.


Not only
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Well, part of the problem is that it is written rather casualy, and the structure is not really very good. It should read something like this (Not only A but also B):

Not only does the moon's gravitational pull play a role in tidal formation but it also does so in physic
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