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Moon7296 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

participial phrase?

From these toy libraries parents and children could borrow toys knowing that they have been thoroughly tried and tested, not only for their play value but also safety.

2. From these toy libraries parents and children could borrow toys because they(parents and children) know that they have been thoroughly tried and tested, not only for their play value but also safety.

Q) Does "knowing" in #1 mean the underlined part in #2?
  

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No, not really. The implication is that this knowledge reassures them or gives them peace of mind, but it does not really say that it is the reason for their use of the toy library.

— GPY

  • No, not really.
  • The implication is that this knowledge reassures them or gives them peace of mind, but it does not really say that it is the reason for their use of the toy library.
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No, not really. The implication is that this knowledge reassures them or gives them peace of mind, but it does not really say that it is the reason for their use of the toy library.
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Ah, okay.

Then can the original sentence can be rephrased like the below?

3. From these toy libraries parents and children could borrow toys with the knowledge that they have been thoroughly tried and tested, not only for their play value but also safety.
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moon7296Ah, okay.Then can the original sentence can be rephrased like the below?3. From these toy libraries parents and children could borrow toys with the knowledge that they have been thoroughly tried and tested, not only for their play value but also safety.
Yes, exactly.
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