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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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She had a dog, which she loved very much, and which was a comfort to he
I'd be happy if someone would answer my question. Thanks in advance.
Q 1. Are the following 2 sentences the same in meaning?
A: She had a dog, which she loved very much, and which was a comfort to her.
B: She had a dog. She loved it very much, and it was a comfort to her.
Q 2. In B, can "it" ('the underlined part) be replaced by "that" or "this"?
Q 1. Are the following 2 sentences the same in meaning?
A: She had a dog, which she loved very much, and which was a comfort to her.
B: She had a dog. She loved it very much, and it was a comfort to her.
Q 2. In B, can "it" ('the underlined part) be replaced by "that" or "this"?
Top answer
Q1 - Yes, they mean the same thing. Q2 - Neither was underlined, but I think you mean the second one. No, that changes the meaning.
- Q1 - Yes, they mean the same thing.
- Q2 - Neither was underlined, but I think you mean the second one.
- No, that changes the meaning.
- It would mean that "her love for the dog" was a comfort, not that the dog was comfort to her.
- Perhaps it was a comfort to her that she loved the dog - perhaps someone had once told her that she was incapable of love, but the fact that she could love her dog showed that she was capable of love after all.
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Q1 - Yes, they mean the same thing.
Q2 - Neither was underlined, but I think you mean the second one. No, that changes the meaning. It would mean that "her love for the dog" was a comfort, not that the dog was comfort to her. Perhaps it was a comfort to her that she loved the dog - perhaps someone had once told her that she was incapable of love, but the fact that she could love her dog s
Q2 - Neither was underlined, but I think you mean the second one. No, that changes the meaning. It would mean that "her love for the dog" was a comfort, not that the dog was comfort to her. Perhaps it was a comfort to her that she loved the dog - perhaps someone had once told her that she was incapable of love, but the fact that she could love her dog s
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