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Cho7712 Posted 13 years ago
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participle
The following is quoted from the opinion article in NY Times.
This dazzling way of saying, “I’ll choke you,” was written by the Scottish playwright James Bridie, in his 1930 play “The Anatomist,” using language first documented a hundred years earlier.
The emboldened word 'using' is clearly used as a participle with its subject noun 'James Bridie'.
And I can't figure out what the underlined sentence should be paraphrased as. What would it be?
This dazzling way of saying, “I’ll choke you,” was written by the Scottish playwright James Bridie, in his 1930 play “The Anatomist,” using language first documented a hundred years earlier.
The emboldened word 'using' is clearly used as a participle with its subject noun 'James Bridie'.
And I can't figure out what the underlined sentence should be paraphrased as. What would it be?
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eg When he wrote the sentence, he used language first documented a hundred years earlier. Is this the kind of paraphrase you are asking for? Clive
- eg When he wrote the sentence, he used language first documented a hundred years earlier.
- Is this the kind of paraphrase you are asking for?
- Clive
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eg When he wrote the sentence, he used language first documented a hundred years earlier.
Is this the kind of paraphrase you are asking for?
Clive
Is this the kind of paraphrase you are asking for?
Clive
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cho7712The emboldened word 'using' is clearly used as a participle with its subject noun 'James Bridie'.True.
cho7712I can't figure out what the underlined sentence should be paraphrased as.(I can't figure out how the underlined clause should be paraphrased.)
..., using words (and/or expressions) that had been see
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Thank you for the answer, Clive and CalifJim.
Suddenly it strikes my head that I misunderstood the meaning of the word'language'.
Does 'language' in the previous text refer to specific concept such as the term which only used by a certain kind of people?
Suddenly it strikes my head that I misunderstood the meaning of the word'language'.
Does 'language' in the previous text refer to specific concept such as the term which only used by a certain kind of people?
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Brodie used language first documented a hundred years earlier.
This means he used English vocabulary and syntax that was first documented a hundred years earlier.
Clive
This means he used English vocabulary and syntax that was first documented a hundred years earlier.
Clive
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Thanks, Clive.
So the writer of this article intends to show how archaic it was.
So the writer of this article intends to show how archaic it was.
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Probably.
But just because something is old, it does not mean it is archaic.
Clive
But just because something is old, it does not mean it is archaic.
Clive
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