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Janewantslearn Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Please help me understand this sentence.
"There is, of course, more to the painting of a landscape than merely linear perspective and associated claims to realist reproduction of the external world. "
I think this sentence means that the painting of a landscape has more meanings(or contents) other than linear perspective and associated claims..., then should "there are" be used in this sentence instead of "there is"? Or my understanding is completely wrong?
Thanks!
I think this sentence means that the painting of a landscape has more meanings(or contents) other than linear perspective and associated claims..., then should "there are" be used in this sentence instead of "there is"? Or my understanding is completely wrong?
Thanks!
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janewantslearn Or my understanding is completely wrong? No. Your understanding is all right, but in forming your paraphrase you changed the grammatical number from There is more (to it) than ...
- janewantslearn Or my understanding is completely wrong?
- No.
- Your understanding is all right, but in forming your paraphrase you changed the grammatical number from There is more (to it) than ...
- to There are more meanings (to it) than ...
- Both are correct, but the original that you started with can't be mixed with your paraphrase.
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janewantslearnOr my understanding is completely wrong?No. Your understanding is all right, but in forming your paraphrase you changed the grammatical number from There is more (to it) than ... to There are more meanings (to it) than .... Both are correct, but the original that you started with can't be mixed with your paraphrase.
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Hi CJ,
Thank you for confirming my understanding. I got it now.
Thank you for confirming my understanding. I got it now.
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