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Taka Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
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The sentences:
This scientist suggests that te role of humankind could be pretty insignificant. Does this give us all excuse not to worry about the damage we are doing to the Earth?
About "us all excuse", is it:
(a) Does this give (us all)excuse...?
or
(b) Does this give us (all excuse)...?
This scientist suggests that te role of humankind could be pretty insignificant. Does this give us all excuse not to worry about the damage we are doing to the Earth?
About "us all excuse", is it:
(a) Does this give (us all)excuse...?
or
(b) Does this give us (all excuse)...?
Top answer
Taka, Here's how I would rewrite it.... Does this give us all AN excuse not to worry about the damage we are doing to the Earth? Meaning, do all of us now have an excuse so that we don't have to worry about the damage we are doing to the earth?
- Taka, Here's how I would rewrite it....
- Does this give us all AN excuse not to worry about the damage we are doing to the Earth?
- Meaning, do all of us now have an excuse so that we don't have to worry about the damage we are doing to the earth?
- Hope this helps.
- MountainHiker
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Taka,
Here's how I would rewrite it....
Does this give us all AN excuse not to worry about the damage we are doing to the Earth?
Meaning, do all of us now have an excuse so that we don't have to worry about the damage we are doing to the earth?
Hope this helps.
MountainHiker
Here's how I would rewrite it....
Does this give us all AN excuse not to worry about the damage we are doing to the Earth?
Meaning, do all of us now have an excuse so that we don't have to worry about the damage we are doing to the earth?
Hope this helps.
MountainHiker
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Taka,
I am not sure, because A and B look the same, with just the brackets moved around. I think both are missing "AN".
MountainHiker
I am not sure, because A and B look the same, with just the brackets moved around. I think both are missing "AN".
MountainHiker
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They are not meant to be tha same:
(a ) all=apposition of "us" as in "We all know that."
(b ) all=modifying "excuse" as in "all things."
(a ) all=apposition of "us" as in "We all know that."
(b ) all=modifying "excuse" as in "all things."
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MountainHiker, I've received this message concerning the question:
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It could be either (a ) or (b), Taka. Intonantion would really help us out. You wouldn't happened to have it on audio tape, would you?
The writer dropped the article "an", so we're not sure if the article placement should be after "all" or before "all":
(a ) us all (an) excuse (Pronou
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It could be either (a ) or (b), Taka. Intonantion would really help us out. You wouldn't happened to have it on audio tape, would you?
The writer dropped the article "an", so we're not sure if the article placement should be after "all" or before "all":
(a ) us all (an) excuse (Pronou
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Hi Taka,
I agree with the comments you received. As noted in my answer, the "AN" is missing. So I associated the ALL with US, and simply inserted the missing AN.
"us all" versus "all excuse".
Try Googling those two word combinations (WITH the quotation marks). They are not even close. "Us all" is far more common. That's probably why my brain automatically put
I agree with the comments you received. As noted in my answer, the "AN" is missing. So I associated the ALL with US, and simply inserted the missing AN.
"us all" versus "all excuse".
Try Googling those two word combinations (WITH the quotation marks). They are not even close. "Us all" is far more common. That's probably why my brain automatically put
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