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Jeff_999 Posted 22 years ago
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'that of'
'Of all the art-related reference and research libraries in North America, that of the Metropolitan Museum of a Art in New York City is among the largest and most complete. '
I know even though we delete ' that of' there, the sentence is still complete. But why use the part 'that of', and what function it performs?
I know even though we delete ' that of' there, the sentence is still complete. But why use the part 'that of', and what function it performs?
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No, you really need the 'that of'--otherwise, you turn the Metropolitan Museum into a library, and it is not. 'That' is a pronomial referring back to 'art-related reference and research library' (which is conceived of as one entity-- I would perhaps have chosen 'those' instead of 'that', because it seems to me that 'reference library' and 'research library' may be two different institutions). The equivalent to 'that of the Metropolitan Museum of Art' is 'the Metropolitan Museum of a Art's art-related reference and research library.
- No, you really need the 'that of'--otherwise, you turn the Metropolitan Museum into a library, and it is not.
- 'That' is a pronomial referring back to 'art-related reference and research library' (which is conceived of as one entity-- I would perhaps have chosen 'those' instead of 'that', because it seems to me that 'reference library' and 'research library' may be two different institutions).
- The equivalent to 'that of the Metropolitan Museum of Art' is 'the Metropolitan Museum of a Art's art-related reference and research library.
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- is among the largest and most complete'.
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No, you really need the 'that of'--otherwise, you turn the Metropolitan Museum into a library, and it is not.
'That' is a pronomial referring back to 'art-related reference and research library' (which is conceived of as one entity-- I would perhaps have chosen 'those' instead of 'that', because it seems to me that 'reference library' and 'research library' may be two different institut
'That' is a pronomial referring back to 'art-related reference and research library' (which is conceived of as one entity-- I would perhaps have chosen 'those' instead of 'that', because it seems to me that 'reference library' and 'research library' may be two different institut
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Ah-huh, I got it.
So, M- Museum's library is among... and 'that' is referred to 'library'.
I was kinda overlooking thi
So, M- Museum's library is among... and 'that' is referred to 'library'.
I was kinda overlooking thi
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