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Stenka25 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

Structure of a sentence

The following sentence is from the writing by J. S. Mill.

In this sentence, it seems better to change the place of two words “that,” and “anything.”

I want to know ? Am I right in my line of thought? ? If I am right, how is the original sentence possible?

Or even if I am wrong, I still want to know how the original sentence is possible.

Thanks in advance.

http://www.homepages.ucl.ac.uk/~uctyjow/UH.htm

In like manner, I apprehend, the sole evidence it is possible to produce that anything is desirable, is that people do actually desire it.
  

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In like manner, I apprehend, the sole evidence it is possible to produce that anything is desirable, is that people do actually desire it. You are mis-understanding the sentence. Think of it this way.

— Clive

  • In like manner, I apprehend, the sole evidence it is possible to produce that anything is desirable, is that people do actually desire it.
  • You are mis-understanding the sentence.
  • Think of it this way.
  • .
  • the sole evidence (that it is possible to produce) (that anything is de sirable) is that people do actually desire it.
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In like manner, I apprehend, the sole evidence it is possible to produce that anything is desirable, is that people do actually desire it.

You are mis-understanding the sentence. Think of it this way.
. . . the sole evidence (that it is possible to pr
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Thanks a lot as always, Clive.
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