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Jeff_999 Posted 21 years ago
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Observable as a tendency of our culture is a -----of ------psychoanalysis: we no longer feel that it can solve our emotional problems. (A) divergence.. certainly about
(B) confrontation.. enigmas in
(C) withdrawal.. belief in
(D) defense.. weaknesses in
(E) failure.. rigor in
From the second part of sentence, we know "observable as a tendency of culture" can no longer solve our emotional problems. So it'll probably be abandoned. C serves the idea fairly well; I see it.
What I want to ask is if 'observable as a tendency of our culture' is the complete subject? It seems it is. But "observable" is an adjective; how can it be a subject?
Help me out. Thank you.
(B) confrontation.. enigmas in
(C) withdrawal.. belief in
(D) defense.. weaknesses in
(E) failure.. rigor in
From the second part of sentence, we know "observable as a tendency of culture" can no longer solve our emotional problems. So it'll probably be abandoned. C serves the idea fairly well; I see it.
What I want to ask is if 'observable as a tendency of our culture' is the complete subject? It seems it is. But "observable" is an adjective; how can it be a subject?
Help me out. Thank you.
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No, Jeff-- the clause is inverted. A withdrawal of belief in psychoanalysis (S) is observable etc. Observable is a predicate adjective.
- No, Jeff-- the clause is inverted.
- A withdrawal of belief in psychoanalysis (S) is observable etc.
- Observable is a predicate adjective.
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No, Jeff-- the clause is inverted. A withdrawal of belief in psychoanalysis (S) is observable etc. Observable is a predicate adjective.
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(A) would have been more competetive without the typo of 'certainly'. (Should have been 'certainty'.)
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So please, Mr. M., give me other examples to show this usage. I am still not quite familiar. Is it common-use?
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I was alway caught by your hawk-eyes.
(A) would have been more competetive without the typo of 'certainly'. (Should have been 'certainty'.)
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Quite common, Jeff--
Still unidentified is the killer of the thirteen nuns.
Rich and at peace are those who never wed.
Are those sufficient examples?
Still unidentified is the killer of the thirteen nuns.
Rich and at peace are those who never wed.
Are those sufficient examples?
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Thank you so much Mr. M. Now I guess I have to redefine the question.
"We no longer feel that it can solve our emotional problems." Here it refers to 'belief in psychoanalysis', right? Now I am a little bit relieved, since in the first place I have no clue at all how "observable as a tendency of our culture" deals with emotional problems?
"We no longer feel that it can solve our emotional problems." Here it refers to 'belief in psychoanalysis', right? Now I am a little bit relieved, since in the first place I have no clue at all how "observable as a tendency of our culture" deals with emotional problems?
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Jeff_999But what do you mean "more competitive"?'More competitive' is my way of saying that 'certainty' in the sentence offers a better test choice than 'certainly'--even though (A) would still have been the wrong answer.
The typo in (A) inadvertently put an adverb where a noun should have been. That typo almost automatically ruled out (A
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I see, Davkett. But what about E?0
Good point.
Yeh, it's best when each option comes close, in some way, to the real answer.
Yeh, it's best when each option comes close, in some way, to the real answer.
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Just to finish this discussion, Jeff--
"We no longer feel that it can solve our emotional problems." Here it refers to 'belief in psychoanalysis', right?
To be precise, it refers to psychoanalysis only.
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