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0 Could someone help me to understand the second sentence? What the sentence structure is and where is main S, V? Thanks! 02br
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00As a field study, politics dates back approximately 2500 years. 02br
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00"Much of the way that Europeans, and after them Americans, have thought about politics and government originated in ancient Greece." 02br
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" 02br 02br 00The subject is 'the way'. 02br 02br 00The main verb is 'originated'. 02br 02br 00There is a subordinate clause 'that Europeans, and after them Americans, have thought about politics and government'.

  • " 02br 02br 00The subject is 'the way'.
  • 02br 02br 00The main verb is 'originated'.
  • 02br 02br 00There is a subordinate clause 'that Europeans, and after them Americans, have thought about politics and government'.
  • 02br 02br 00Best wishes, 02br 00Clive 0-
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0 Hi, 02br
00"Much of the way that Europeans, and after them Americans, have thought about politics and government originated in ancient Greece." 02br
02br
00The subject is 'the way'. 02br
02br
00The main verb is 'originated'. 02br
02br
00There is a subordinate clause 'that Europeans, and after them Americans, have thought

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