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English 1b3 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
One short sentence
The balance of nature there is such that when one part of the environment is damaged or destroyed, everything else is affected by it.
How does this first part work/ how does such work here?
Thanks
How does this first part work/ how does such work here?
Thanks
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Hi 1b3, I'm not sure where the 'first part' of your sentence ends, but the whole sentence works OK, and it's meaning is clear to me. I think, the sentence might read better if you put the word 'there' at the beginning: There the balance of nature is such that... Putting 'there' at the beginning shifts the subject to a specific location so the reader is not wondering if you meant to make a general statement about environments everywhere.
- Hi 1b3, I'm not sure where the 'first part' of your sentence ends, but the whole sentence works OK, and it's meaning is clear to me.
- I think, the sentence might read better if you put the word 'there' at the beginning: There the balance of nature is such that...
- Putting 'there' at the beginning shifts the subject to a specific location so the reader is not wondering if you meant to make a general statement about environments everywhere.
- Your use of 'such' is correct here.
- Regards, TrysB
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Hi 1b3,
I'm not sure where the 'first part' of your sentence ends, but the whole sentence works OK, and it's meaning is clear to me. I think, the sentence might read better if you put the word 'there' at the beginning:
There the balance of nature is such that...
Putting 'there' at the beginning shifts the subject to a specific location so the reader is not wondering i
I'm not sure where the 'first part' of your sentence ends, but the whole sentence works OK, and it's meaning is clear to me. I think, the sentence might read better if you put the word 'there' at the beginning:
There the balance of nature is such that...
Putting 'there' at the beginning shifts the subject to a specific location so the reader is not wondering i
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Hi, there
I didn't write the sentence. I am confused about the use of such here/ how does it work? Thanks
I didn't write the sentence. I am confused about the use of such here/ how does it work? Thanks
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Hi,
The word 'such' here--actually the construct 'such that', means that in that environment the conditions exist so that changing one aspect of the environment affects the whole environment.
I'm not exactly sure what your question is. The use of 'such' in this sentence simply tells the reader that a certain condition exists in the environment--'such that' altering one part changes t
The word 'such' here--actually the construct 'such that', means that in that environment the conditions exist so that changing one aspect of the environment affects the whole environment.
I'm not exactly sure what your question is. The use of 'such' in this sentence simply tells the reader that a certain condition exists in the environment--'such that' altering one part changes t
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is such that ...
= has the characteristic that ... = has this characteristic: that ... = has a certain characteristic, namely, that ...
= has the property that ... = has this property: that ... = has a certain property, namely, that ...
= is like this: that ...
The balance of nature in that place
[ is such that / has this property: that ]
when
= has the characteristic that ... = has this characteristic: that ... = has a certain characteristic, namely, that ...
= has the property that ... = has this property: that ... = has a certain property, namely, that ...
= is like this: that ...
The balance of nature in that place
[ is such that / has this property: that ]
when
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