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Sailsofoblivion Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

Sentence Composition

Hi, I was just wondering, am I right in thinking that "shame" is the subject of this sentence, or is there another way of describing it?

Am I right in thinking that there is also need to repeat it by saying "greater than the shame of playing nothing at all"?

The shame of leaving the band for no apparent reason would have been greater than playing nothing at all.
  

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sailsofoblivion am I right in thinking that "shame" is the subject of this sentence Yes. sailsofoblivion Am I right in thinking that there is also need to repeat it by saying "greater than the shame of playing nothing at all"? Yes.

— Mister Micawber

  • sailsofoblivion am I right in thinking that "shame" is the subject of this sentence Yes.
  • sailsofoblivion Am I right in thinking that there is also need to repeat it by saying "greater than the shame of playing nothing at all"?
  • Yes.
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sailsofoblivionam I right in thinking that "shame" is the subject of this sentence
Yes.
sailsofoblivionAm I right in thinking that there is also need to repeat it by saying "greater than the shame of playing nothing at all"?
Yes.
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Thank you! Does it not make sense if I don't repeat it? Ideally i'd like to just leave it as it is...
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sailsofoblivionDoes it not make sense if I don't repeat it?
Not quite. You can use a pronoun, though:

The shame of leaving the band for no apparent reason would have been greater than that of playing nothing at all.
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