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Tinanam0102 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
meaning of the sentence
Hi teachers,
From dictionary:
Even so, our acquaintance might have been no more than a hand-grip and a word—he was a laconic old fellow—had it not been for the drinking.
Can you please help break it down for me?
From dictionary:
Even so, our acquaintance might have been no more than a hand-grip and a word—he was a laconic old fellow—had it not been for the drinking.
Can you please help break it down for me?
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First, which parts do you understand and which parts do you not, tinanam?
- First, which parts do you understand and which parts do you not, tinanam?
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First, which parts do you understand and which parts do you not, tinanam?
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Hi Mister Micawber,
I understand this is a conditional sentence in the past. 'Might have been' and 'had it not been for the drinking' show that. I have read it a few days but still I don't understand the meaning: Did they shake hands, have a word, did the acquaintance drink?
Thanks
Tinanam
I understand this is a conditional sentence in the past. 'Might have been' and 'had it not been for the drinking' show that. I have read it a few days but still I don't understand the meaning: Did they shake hands, have a word, did the acquaintance drink?
Thanks
Tinanam
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Even so, our acquaintance might have been no more than a hand-grip and a word—he was a laconic old fellow—had it not been for the drinking.
Did they shake hands, have a word, did the acquaintance drink?-- We do not know whether they actually shook hands and had a word, but we do know that they did more: they formed an acquaintance because of the drinking. Whose drinking is
Did they shake hands, have a word, did the acquaintance drink?-- We do not know whether they actually shook hands and had a word, but we do know that they did more: they formed an acquaintance because of the drinking. Whose drinking is
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Even so, our acquaintance might have been no more than a hand-grip and a word—he was a laconic old fellow—had it not been for the drinking.
Hi Mister Micawber,
Earlier I misunderstood the meaning of 'acquaintance'.
Can I ask if the following is same as the above meaning?
Our acquaintance might not have been more than a hand-grip and a word had it not b
Hi Mister Micawber,
Earlier I misunderstood the meaning of 'acquaintance'.
Can I ask if the following is same as the above meaning?
Our acquaintance might not have been more than a hand-grip and a word had it not b
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