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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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Please, read the sentence.
1) For each problem, the author presents 'Typical Problem Sentence' showing the common Korean-English pattern, followed by correct versions of the same sentences, showing how native English speakers express the same ideas.
In the sentence 1), 'typical problem sentence' is the sense subject for the -ing clause ('showing how native English speakers express the same ideas') or 'correct versions of the same sentences' is the sense subject for the -ing clause ('showing how native English speakers express the same ideas')?
1) For each problem, the author presents 'Typical Problem Sentence' showing the common Korean-English pattern, followed by correct versions of the same sentences, showing how native English speakers express the same ideas.
In the sentence 1), 'typical problem sentence' is the sense subject for the -ing clause ('showing how native English speakers express the same ideas') or 'correct versions of the same sentences' is the sense subject for the -ing clause ('showing how native English speakers express the same ideas')?
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The trouble is that the sentence is poorly constructed and makes the noun referents grammatically ambiguous. Common sense tells us, however, that the author would consider native English expressions the correct versions, not the problem sentences themselves.
- The trouble is that the sentence is poorly constructed and makes the noun referents grammatically ambiguous.
- Common sense tells us, however, that the author would consider native English expressions the correct versions, not the problem sentences themselves.
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The trouble is that the sentence is poorly constructed and makes the noun referents grammatically ambiguous. Common sense tells us, however, that the author would consider native English expressions the correct versions, not the problem sentences themselves.
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