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English 1b3 Posted 16 years ago
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Sentence analysis with idiom

I worry about what others say to my daughter, to the point/extent that I can spend hours worrying about it and to the point/extent of minor depression, especially/mainly when she comes home crying.



Are the two phrase 'to the point that' and 'to the point of' idiomatic expressions functioning as conjuctions?



Is the adverbial phrase in bold modifying the verb 'I can spend' (it can't modify the noun depression though...)?

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English 1b3 Are the two phrase s 'to the point that' and 'to the point of' idiomatic expressions functioning as conjuctions? Yes. I think that's an accurate characterization.

— CalifJim

  • English 1b3 Are the two phrase s 'to the point that' and 'to the point of' idiomatic expressions functioning as conjuctions?
  • Yes.
  • I think that's an accurate characterization.
  • English 1b3 Is the adverbial phrase in bold modifying the verb 'I can spend' ...?
  • No.
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English 1b3Are the two phrases 'to the point that' and 'to the point of' idiomatic expressions functioning as conjuctions?
Yes. I think that's an accurate characterization.
English 1b3Is the adverbial phrase in bold modifying the verb 'I can spend' ...?
No. I would say it modifies t
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Thanks.

How can 'to the point' be adverbials of degree, when you agreed they are conjunctions?
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