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Rubydragons Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
No grammatical error in this paragraph has
My friend asked me if I could interpret some sentences from TOEFL test a few minutes ago. I thought I could, but I'm totally confused over these sentences:
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About the closest any research has come to supporting the tiredness theory is to confirm that adults yawn more often on weekdays than at weekends, and that school children yawn more frequently in their first year at primary school than they do in kindergarten.
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I guess that was omitted in the first sentence, I don't think it's proper grammar though, and from the word _'About'_ to the word _'theory'_ could be regarded as a subject. but, I've never heard of such an example.
How can I understand when to leave out 'that'?
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About the closest any research has come to supporting the tiredness theory is to confirm that adults yawn more often on weekdays than at weekends, and that school children yawn more frequently in their first year at primary school than they do in kindergarten.
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I guess that was omitted in the first sentence, I don't think it's proper grammar though, and from the word _'About'_ to the word _'theory'_ could be regarded as a subject. but, I've never heard of such an example.
How can I understand when to leave out 'that'?
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rubydragons I guess "t ha t" was omitted Where exactly do you mean? rubydragons in the first sentence There is only one sentence! rubydragons I don't think it's proper grammar though Why?
- rubydragons I guess "t ha t" was omitted Where exactly do you mean?
- rubydragons in the first sentence There is only one sentence!
- rubydragons I don't think it's proper grammar though Why?
- rubydragons from the word 'About' to the word 'theory' could be regarded as a subject Yes.
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rubydragonsI guess "that" was omittedWhere exactly do you mean?
rubydragonsin the first sentenceThere is only one sentence!
rubydragonsI don't think it's proper grammar thoughWhy?
rubydragonsfrom the word 'About' to the word 'theory' could be regard
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