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Korosh sepehri Posted 13 years ago
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meaning of this ?
What this sentence mean? I can't understand that!
Mr. Winkle, looking at his wife, thought bigamy was one crime he would never be guilty of.
Mr. Winkle, looking at his wife, thought bigamy was one crime he would never be guilty of.
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korosh sepehri What does this sentence mean? I can't understand it ! Mr.
- korosh sepehri What does this sentence mean?
- I can't understand it !
- Mr.
- Winkle, looking at his wife, thought bigamy was one crime he would never be guilty of.
- I don't understand it, either.
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korosh sepehri What does this sentence mean? I can't understand it! Mr. Winkle, looking at his wife, thought bigamy was one crime he would never be guilty of.I don't understand it, either.
Having more than one wife is a crime in most of the English-speaking world. That crime is c
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Mr. Winkle, looking at his wife, thought bigamy was one crime he would never be guilty of.
It is perfectly grammatical. The subject and verb are there: "Mr. Winkle thought". The direct object subordinate clause "bigamy was one crime he would never be guilty of" and the embedded one "he would never be guilty of" are used without their head pronoun "that": "Mr. Winkle thought (that) bigamy
It is perfectly grammatical. The subject and verb are there: "Mr. Winkle thought". The direct object subordinate clause "bigamy was one crime he would never be guilty of" and the embedded one "he would never be guilty of" are used without their head pronoun "that": "Mr. Winkle thought (that) bigamy
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yes i understood it but one part : "Looking at his wife" can you explain it more
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That is basic participle grammar. Purdue has a good page on participles. I probably should have called that a participial phrase.
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