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Mamger Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

OTHER THAN, the meaning?

Regardless of how impartially they are written, history textbooks serve a purpose other than intended.

What does the sentence mean exactly? Do you think the "other than" is used properly? 

PS: The sentence is taken from YDS, a national, state-centered Foreign Languages Proficiency Test   
  

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Mamger What does the sentence mean exactly? They serve a purpose for which they were not intended. Mamger Do you think the "other than" is used properly?

  • Mamger What does the sentence mean exactly?
  • They serve a purpose for which they were not intended.
  • Mamger Do you think the "other than" is used properly?
  • Yes.
  • history textbooks serve a purpose other than [for which they were] intended.
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MamgerWhat does the sentence mean exactly?
They serve a purpose for which they were not intended.
MamgerDo you think the "other than" is used properly?
Yes. ...history textbooks serve a purpose other than [for which they were] intended.

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