0
Taka Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

scope

1span01i00Sports can serve as sources for learning. But it is likely 01b01span00that02span02b00 the overall value of sports as sites for learning is distorted 01b00when 02b00people think that everything learned in sport competition contributes to success in the rest of life. 02i02br
02br
00About the when-clause above, is it:02br
02br
00(1) out of the scope of the that-clause in red 02span
02br
01span00i.e. When people think it contributes to success in the rest of life, it is likely that the overall value of it is distorted.02br
02br
00(2) within the scope of the that-clause02br
02span
02br
01span00i.e. People think it contributes to success in the rest of life and then the overall value is distorted. That incident is likely.02span0-
  

Top answer

02br 02br 00However, Learning English sometimes needn't know the stucture and meaning of sentences very exactly. 0-

  • 02br 02br 00However, Learning English sometimes needn't know the stucture and meaning of sentences very exactly.
  • 0-
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

3 Answers
0
0well ,I think the When-clause is within the scope of that-clause.as for reasons , I can't find a better one, just by felling.02br
02br
00However, Learning English sometimes needn't know the stucture and meaning of sentences very exactly. Some sentences in all the language can have two or more meanings.To guess the exact one,the best way is by infer it through context.0-
0
0 Taka, first I thought it was #1, but then I decided on #2. I think if it was #1, and it were my writing, I would have used "if" rather than "when." It seems the author already has people with this thinking in mind as he writes this, making it likely in his opinion. 0-
0
0 01blockquote
01cite10Grammar Geek12cite10Taka, first I thought it was #1, but then I decided on #2. I think if it was #1, and it were my writing, I would have used "if" rather than "when." It seems the author already has people with this thinking in mind as he writes this, making it likey in his opinion.12blockquote
10That's a gre

Related Questions