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Pructus Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Negative phrases
Hi, dear members!!
What does the underlined part mean?
Does it mean "reaching out impossible but being reached is possible"?
Or both impossible?
You see yourself locked in a separate prison, removed and unreachable, incapable of reaching out as being reached.
What does the underlined part mean?
Does it mean "reaching out impossible but being reached is possible"?
Or both impossible?
You see yourself locked in a separate prison, removed and unreachable, incapable of reaching out as being reached.
Top answer
It means both are equally impossible. You need the "as . .
- It means both are equally impossible.
- You need the "as .
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- as" structure : as incapable of reaching out as of being reached.
- You can also use, incapable of reaching out or [of] being reached.
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It means both are equally impossible.
You need the "as . . . . as" structure: as incapable of reaching out as of being reached.
You can also use, incapable of reaching out or [of] being reached.
You need the "as . . . . as" structure: as incapable of reaching out as of being reached.
You can also use, incapable of reaching out or [of] being reached.
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