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Kapa Posted 12 years ago
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May you explain the meaning of this sentence: " which it was in the interest of society at large to do"
I did not get why it is used "which" in the begining.
“What could be done? Ed asked, wrinkling his brows upward. How to keep the lid on? Which it was in the interest of society at large to do, as they would surely agree. At the leadership level, ideas were running out fast.”
Thank you
May you explain the meaning of this sentence: " which it was in the interest of society at large to do"
I did not get why it is used "which" in the begining.
“What could be done? Ed asked, wrinkling his brows upward. How to keep the lid on? Which it was in the interest of society at large to do, as they would surely agree. At the leadership level, ideas were running out fast.”
Thank you
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Kapa Would you explain the meaning of this sentence: "which it was in the interest of society at large to do" I did not get why it is used "which" in the begining. It is not a complete sentence; that is why 'which' is at the beginning. The previous text is a part of the grammatical sentence.
- Kapa Would you explain the meaning of this sentence: "which it was in the interest of society at large to do" I did not get why it is used "which" in the begining.
- It is not a complete sentence; that is why 'which' is at the beginning.
- The previous text is a part of the grammatical sentence.
- The author is showing a pause with a period instead.
- As narrative, it would be written thus: How can we keep the lid on, which it was in the interest of society at large to do ?
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KapaWould you explain the meaning of this sentence: "which it was in the interest of society at large to do"It is not a complete sentence; that is why 'which' is at the beginning. The previous text is a part of the grammatical sentence. The author is showing a pause with a period instead. As
I did not get why it is used "which" in the begining.
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Which it here is equivalent to This. It refers to the previous line, "How to keep the lid on?"
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And what about "as they would surely agree."? Is it adverbial clause?
“What could be done? Ed asked, wrinkling his brows upward. How to keep the lid on? Which it was in the interest of society at large to do, as they would surely agree. At the leadership level, ideas were running out fast.”
“What could be done? Ed asked, wrinkling his brows upward. How to keep the lid on? Which it was in the interest of society at large to do, as they would surely agree. At the leadership level, ideas were running out fast.”
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KapaAnd what about "as they would surely agree."? Is it adverbial clause?That sounds reasonable.
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