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Taka Posted 20 years ago
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We might also look for exception in modern Western cultures, where technology has made it possible for fathers to raise infants, and families are smaller than was traditionally the case.
How do you native people see the construction 'than was' here grammatically?
Do you think it's a kind of ellipsis? Or something else?
How do you native people see the construction 'than was' here grammatically?
Do you think it's a kind of ellipsis? Or something else?
Top answer
Yes, ellipsis: are smaller than (what) traditionally was the case. are smaller than (it) was the case traditionally.
- Yes, ellipsis: are smaller than (what) traditionally was the case.
- are smaller than (it) was the case traditionally.
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Yes, ellipsis:
are smaller than (what) traditionally was the case.
are smaller than (it) was the case traditionally.
are smaller than (what) traditionally was the case.
are smaller than (it) was the case traditionally.
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Hi,
We might also look for exception in modern Western cultures, where technology has made it possible for fathers to raise infants, and families are smaller than was traditionally the case.
I see it as
We might also look for exception in modern Western cultures, where techn
We might also look for exception in modern Western cultures, where technology has made it possible for fathers to raise infants, and families are smaller than was traditionally the case.
I see it as
We might also look for exception in modern Western cultures, where techn
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CliveHi,
We might also look for exception in modern Western cultures, where technology has made it possible for fathers to raise infants, and families are smaller than was traditionally the case.
I see it as
We might also look for exception in moder
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