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Park sang joon Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Rephrasing phrases into a clause.
1) It is not an elegant condensation of two sentences into one with a dash.
2) It is not an elegant condensation that two sentences become one with a dash.
I'd like to know whether I could rephrase #1 into #2 without the change of the meaning using "that" in place of "of" and "become" in place of "into"
2) It is not an elegant condensation that two sentences become one with a dash.
I'd like to know whether I could rephrase #1 into #2 without the change of the meaning using "that" in place of "of" and "become" in place of "into"
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(1) is more obviously talking about a particular sentence (as opposed to making a general point).
- (1) is more obviously talking about a particular sentence (as opposed to making a general point).
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(1) is more obviously talking about a particular sentence (as opposed to making a general point).
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Thank you, GPY, for your valuable answer. 
Does #1 say of a condensation of specific two sentences and does #2 say of a general
Does #1 say of a condensation of specific two sentences and does #2 say of a general
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park sang joonThank you, GPY, for your valuable answer. Does #1 say of a condensation of specific two sentences and does #2 say of a general way about a condensation?Then is #1 quite different from #2?#1 is talking about a specific example.
#2 may be talking about a specific example or it may be making a more general point.
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Thank you, GPY, for your continuing to answer.
In fact, I have a little difficulty in interpreting structures such as #1,
In fact, I have a little difficulty in interpreting structures such as #1,
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park sang joonIn fact, I have a little difficulty in interpreting structures such as #1, so when I come across such structures as #1, could I interpret those as #2?I wouldn't recommend that. You should aim to understand such structures in their own right.
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Thank you, GPY, for your sincere advice.
I will do my best to do.
I will do my best to do.
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