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Park sang joon Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
That's John standing between~
1. That's John standing between Jimmy and Tom.
2. It's John who is standing between Jimmy and Tom.
I'd like to know if #1 is the variation of #2.
Thank you in advance for your help.
2. It's John who is standing between Jimmy and Tom.
I'd like to know if #1 is the variation of #2.
Thank you in advance for your help.
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park sang joon I'd like to know if #1 is the variation of #2. Sort of. What do you mean by 'variation'?
- park sang joon I'd like to know if #1 is the variation of #2.
- Sort of.
- What do you mean by 'variation'?
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park sang joonI'd like to know if #1 is the variation of #2.Sort of. What do you mean by 'variation'?
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Thank you, Mr. Micawber, for your very helpful answer. 
I thought of "modification/ change."
I thought of "modification/ change."
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Well, then, there can be many changes:
That's John standing between Jimmy and Tom.
It's John who is standing between Jimmy and Tom.
John's standing between Jimmy and Tom.
That person between Jimmy and Tom is John.
John's the one standing between Jimmy and Tom.
etc.
That's John standing between Jimmy and Tom.
It's John who is standing between Jimmy and Tom.
John's standing between Jimmy and Tom.
That person between Jimmy and Tom is John.
John's the one standing between Jimmy and Tom.
etc.
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Thank you, Mr.Micawber, for your continuing support.
Then, I'd like to know if I can interpret #1 as the following:
That's
Then, I'd like to know if I can interpret #1 as the following:
That's
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park sang joonThen, I'd like to know if I can interpret #1 as the following:That's John (who is) standing between Jimmy and Tom.The meanings are the same—but why do you think it is 'interpret'? I continue to have the uneasy feeling that your understanding of language acquisition and the nature of language is terribly skewed.
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