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Hasibul Alam Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

sentence ambiguity

"thwarting centuries of would be conquerors, the fortress seemed impregnable"

what is the meaning of the first clause? how to use grammar in these type of sentences??
  

Top answer

It means that 'many armies had tried to seize the fortress for centuries, but were unsuccessful'.

— Ivanhr

  • It means that 'many armies had tried to seize the fortress for centuries, but were unsuccessful'.
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It means that 'many armies had tried to seize the fortress for centuries, but were unsuccessful'.
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i know the meaning but how the first clause has been arranged? i do not get the grammatical structure
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Hasibul Alami know the meaning
That does not sound very polite when you asked for the meaning and Ivanhr gave it..
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