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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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"that doesn't"

There is a common misconception that a study or experiment that finds something is refuted by one using a different methodology that doesn’t.

What does it mean? Could someone explain?
  

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You need to break the sentence into logical parts. [ There is a common misconception] that a study or experiment that finds something is refuted by one using a different methodology that doesn’t. The main sentence is has a complement (misconception) modified by a relative clause.

  • You need to break the sentence into logical parts.
  • [ There is a common misconception] that a study or experiment that finds something is refuted by one using a different methodology that doesn’t.
  • The main sentence is has a complement (misconception) modified by a relative clause.
  • That relative clause can be changed to a sentence.
  • A study or experiment that finds something is refuted by one using a different methodology that doesn’t.
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You need to break the sentence into logical parts.

[ There is a common misconception] that a study or experiment that finds something is refuted by one using a different methodology that doesn’t.

The main sentence is has a complement (misconception) modified by a relative clause.
That relative clause can be changed to a sentence.

A study or exper

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