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Taka Posted 17 years ago
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Our ancestors recognized the importance of novelty and enjoyed being creative. We too share this tendency to enjoy whatever we do, provided we can do it in a new way.
About the part in bold, what does it modify? The entire sentence 'We too share...what we do' or the infinitive 'to enjoy whatever we do' only?
About the part in bold, what does it modify? The entire sentence 'We too share...what we do' or the infinitive 'to enjoy whatever we do' only?
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Hi, Our ancestors recognized the importance of novelty and enjoyed being creative. We too share this tendency to enjoy whatever we do, provided we can do it in a new way. About the part in bold, what does it modify?
- Hi, Our ancestors recognized the importance of novelty and enjoyed being creative.
- We too share this tendency to enjoy whatever we do, provided we can do it in a new way.
- About the part in bold, what does it modify?
- what we do' or the infinitive 'to enjoy whatever we do' only?
- I interpret it as the latter.
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Hi,
Our ancestors recognized the importance of novelty and enjoyed being creative. We too share this tendency to enjoy whatever we do, provided we can do it in a new way.
About the part in bold, what does it modify? The entire sentence 'We too share...what we do' or the infinitive 'to enjoy whatever we do' only? I interpret it as the latter.
Clive
Our ancestors recognized the importance of novelty and enjoyed being creative. We too share this tendency to enjoy whatever we do, provided we can do it in a new way.
About the part in bold, what does it modify? The entire sentence 'We too share...what we do' or the infinitive 'to enjoy whatever we do' only? I interpret it as the latter.
Clive
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