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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
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Hi~
I don’t understand the structure and meaning of the last sentence of the paragraph below. What could be the best interpretation of the sentece? It’s confusing to me in two aspects.
1. What is the subject? It or that clause ?
2. Is the phrase of “is emphasized” connected to the phrase of “to future learning and real work experiences” ?
Thanks for your help~!
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He describes the innovative Big Picture Schools model he established around the idea of providing students with the opportunity to explore their interests and cultivate their passions through real-life learning experiences. He also shows that this model served as a highly effective platform for deep learning.
It is the process of learning that is emphasized and transferred to future learning and real work experiences.
I don’t understand the structure and meaning of the last sentence of the paragraph below. What could be the best interpretation of the sentece? It’s confusing to me in two aspects.
1. What is the subject? It or that clause ?
2. Is the phrase of “is emphasized” connected to the phrase of “to future learning and real work experiences” ?
Thanks for your help~!
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He describes the innovative Big Picture Schools model he established around the idea of providing students with the opportunity to explore their interests and cultivate their passions through real-life learning experiences. He also shows that this model served as a highly effective platform for deep learning.
It is the process of learning that is emphasized and transferred to future learning and real work experiences.
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1. What is the subject? It or that clause ?
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- What is the subject?
- It or that clause ?
- There are two subjects 'It' is the so-called provisional subject while your that-clause is the so-called real subject.
- This 'cleft sentence' can be rephrased to: The process of learning / is / emphasized and transferred to future learning and real work experiences.
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1. What is the subject? It or that clause ?
There are two subjects 'It' is the so-called provisional subject while your that-clause is the so-called real subject. This 'cleft sentence' can be rephrased to:
The process of learning / is / emphasized and transferred to future learning and real work experiences.
There are two subjects 'It' is the so-called provisional subject while your that-clause is the so-called real subject. This 'cleft sentence' can be rephrased to:
The process of learning / is / emphasized and transferred to future learning and real work experiences.
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