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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
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of those
The fact that only 22 persons became ill, and of those only 5 died, is a tribute to the rapid and effective response of the clinicians and public health workers involved.
My question: How to explain the grammar structure of "of those" in the above sentence?
My question: How to explain the grammar structure of "of those" in the above sentence?
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of those only 5 died = only 5 of those died . Those is the object of the prepositional phrase, of those , modifying 5 ; those is at the same time a demonstrative pronoun whose referrent is 22 persons . That's how I see it.
- of those only 5 died = only 5 of those died .
- Those is the object of the prepositional phrase, of those , modifying 5 ; those is at the same time a demonstrative pronoun whose referrent is 22 persons .
- That's how I see it.
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of those only 5 died = only 5 of those died.
Those is the object of the prepositional phrase, of those, modifying 5; those is at the same time a demonstrative pronoun whose referrent is 22 persons. That's how I see it.
Those is the object of the prepositional phrase, of those, modifying 5; those is at the same time a demonstrative pronoun whose referrent is 22 persons. That's how I see it.
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Why "of those" move to in front of "only 5"? What is the grammar rule governing this?
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There is no 'rule', svforumer. Some lexical or grammatical units of English sentences can be relocated, that is all:
Are you already finished? = Are you finished already?
I want to bring up a new topic = I want to bring a new topic up
In the morning, I always shower = I always shower in the morning
of those only 5 died =
Are you already finished? = Are you finished already?
I want to bring up a new topic = I want to bring a new topic up
In the morning, I always shower = I always shower in the morning
of those only 5 died =
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