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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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Something like this
Hi.
""This is something that Xi Jinping's predecessors did not have the guts to deal with, but now we see him take action on something that's long overdue."" [From The Guardian.]
What is the object of the verb "to deal with" in the sentence? Is it "This" or implied "something like this"?
Thank you.
""This is something that Xi Jinping's predecessors did not have the guts to deal with, but now we see him take action on something that's long overdue."" [From The Guardian.]
What is the object of the verb "to deal with" in the sentence? Is it "This" or implied "something like this"?
Thank you.
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Grammatically the object is "something", but "something" is equated to "this", so the effective object is "this".
- Grammatically the object is "something", but "something" is equated to "this", so the effective object is "this".
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Grammatically the object is "something", but "something" is equated to "this", so the effective object is "this".
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