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Kut1230 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

meaning of a sentense

I 've read a news about Indonesia Earthquake before , but there is a sentense I don't catch the meaning absolutely.

"There were no immediate reports of damage, and geophysicists said there was little risk of a tsunami."

Does it mean the possibility of a tsunami is rare or the damage of tsunami is less.



Hope any one can help
  

Top answer

It means the possibility of a tsunami is rare, or low. Risk is refering to the tsunami in this case - 'risk of a tsunami'. If it meant the damage of a tsunami is less, it would say 'risk of damage'.

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  • It means the possibility of a tsunami is rare, or low.
  • Risk is refering to the tsunami in this case - 'risk of a tsunami'.
  • If it meant the damage of a tsunami is less, it would say 'risk of damage'.
  • For example they might say 'there was little risk of damage from a tsunami'.
  • This means even if a tsunami was to come it wouldn't cause any damage, which is hard to imagine unless you lived inland or up a mountain where it could not reach you.
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It means the possibility of a tsunami is rare, or low. Risk is refering to the tsunami in this case - 'risk of a tsunami'.

If it meant the damage of a tsunami is less, it would say 'risk of damage'. For example they might say 'there was little risk of damage from a tsunami'. This means even if a tsunami was to come it wouldn't cause any damage, which is hard to imagine unless you lived in
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I see the same ,thanks for help
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