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Moon7296 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
school exam
When it comes time to build a nest, a female eagle often
starts with some odd materials, including thorny branches
and sharp rocks. But her next step is to line it with softer
materials, such as wool, feathers, and fur, creating a
cushion for her eggs. After the eggs hatch, the young birds
are often reluctant to leave their comfortable nest and the
free meals that come with it. That’s when the mother eagle
begins “stirring up the nest.” She uses her claws to pull up
the soft layer of material, exposing the sharp rocks and
thorny branches. The more she does this, the less
comfortable the nest becomes for her young.
Q) Do you think the only possible answers that refer to "this" are this?
1. "stirring up the nest"
2. pulling up the soft layer of material.
Q2) Do you think "pull up the soft layer of material"(not pulling) should be technically accepted as a correct answer?
starts with some odd materials, including thorny branches
and sharp rocks. But her next step is to line it with softer
materials, such as wool, feathers, and fur, creating a
cushion for her eggs. After the eggs hatch, the young birds
are often reluctant to leave their comfortable nest and the
free meals that come with it. That’s when the mother eagle
begins “stirring up the nest.” She uses her claws to pull up
the soft layer of material, exposing the sharp rocks and
thorny branches. The more she does this, the less
comfortable the nest becomes for her young.
Q) Do you think the only possible answers that refer to "this" are this?
1. "stirring up the nest"
2. pulling up the soft layer of material.
Q2) Do you think "pull up the soft layer of material"(not pulling) should be technically accepted as a correct answer?
Top answer
Q) Do you think the only possible answers that refer to "this" are this? 1. "stirring up the nest" 2.
- Q) Do you think the only possible answers that refer to "this" are this?
- 1.
- "stirring up the nest" 2.
- pulling up the soft layer of material.
- "This" is pulling up the soft layer of material, exposing the sharp rocks and thorny branches.
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Q) Do you think the only possible answers that refer to "this" are this? 1. "stirring up the nest" 2. pulling up the soft layer of material.
"This" is pulling up the soft layer of material, exposing the sharp rocks and thorny branches.
Q2) Do you think "pull up the soft layer of material"(not pulling) should be technically accepted as a correct answer?
I depends on what
"This" is pulling up the soft layer of material, exposing the sharp rocks and thorny branches.
Q2) Do you think "pull up the soft layer of material"(not pulling) should be technically accepted as a correct answer?
I depends on what
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Hi, enoon and thank you for answering my question.
I asked that question because I wanted to know if "this" can refer to a phrase or a whole sentence only.
The question (in my school's exam) for the above passage is this: write what "this" refers to in the passage.
"Pull up the soft layer of material" is not a phrase but just a chopped cluster from the sentence. That's why I
I asked that question because I wanted to know if "this" can refer to a phrase or a whole sentence only.
The question (in my school's exam) for the above passage is this: write what "this" refers to in the passage.
"Pull up the soft layer of material" is not a phrase but just a chopped cluster from the sentence. That's why I
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I think English grammar is only a matter of opinion. A pronoun can refer to whatever the sense of the sentence requires. The antecedent can be reported either as the sense of it or verbatim. The antecedent of "this" is "pull up the soft layer of material" verbatim. A good writer will take care to have actually written a suitable antecedent, as this writer has. You could cite the whole sentence as
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moon7296the only possible answers that refer to "this"The reference is not made exclusively by 'this', but by 'does this', 'does' being a pro-form.
There are three actions in the text which are equivalent.
To stir up the nest IS to pull up the soft layer.
To stir up the nest IS to expose the sharp rocks.
To pull up the soft layer
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Wow.. Thank you enoon and CJ.
I really appreciate your reply that helps me to understand the question itself and the possible answers throughly.
What I was really surprised is that you pointed even to something I didn't express out of my words; I wanted to ask a question that leads an answer like yours but I don't think I express my questions crystal clear.
p.s) I don't know if th
I really appreciate your reply that helps me to understand the question itself and the possible answers throughly.
What I was really surprised is that you pointed even to something I didn't express out of my words; I wanted to ask a question that leads an answer like yours but I don't think I express my questions crystal clear.
p.s) I don't know if th
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moon7296I don't know if the last three examples are awkward like you said... Perhaps.. I can't feel the awkwardness cause it looks OK for a non-native speaker like me, but visible for native speakers.In that case you will just have to trust me when I say that they are very awkward.
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