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Park sang joon Posted 11 years ago
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Not A but b/ B, not A
It is the disease that controls the patient, not the patient who controls the disease.
I think "who controls the disease" overlaps with the implied meaning in "not the patient."
So, I was wondering in my example, what certain role "who controls the disease" plays.
Thank you in advance for your help.
I think "who controls the disease" overlaps with the implied meaning in "not the patient."
So, I was wondering in my example, what certain role "who controls the disease" plays.
Thank you in advance for your help.
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It is the disease that controls the patient. It is not the patient who controls the disease. The pattern in both parts is the same: "It is (not) the X that/who Y".
- It is the disease that controls the patient.
- It is not the patient who controls the disease.
- The pattern in both parts is the same: "It is (not) the X that/who Y".
- e.
- in your case: The disease controls the patient.
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It is the disease that controls the patient.
It is not the patient who controls the disease.
The pattern in both parts is the same: "It is (not) the X that/who Y". This is an emphasised or contrastive way of saying "X does (not) Y", i.e. in your case:
The disease controls the patient.
The patient does not control the disease.
It is not the patient who controls the disease.
The pattern in both parts is the same: "It is (not) the X that/who Y". This is an emphasised or contrastive way of saying "X does (not) Y", i.e. in your case:
The disease controls the patient.
The patient does not control the disease.
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