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Park sang joon Posted 10 years ago
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The protagonist, Philip, who has a club-foot innately, moved in with his uncle Mr. Carey after his mother's death.
He, who is at a boarding school, is staying at the uncle's house during Christmas holidays.
Philip stood at the table and pretended to turn listlessly the pages of the Bible.
"I say, Uncle William, this passage here, does it really mean that?"
He put his finger against it as though he had come across it accidentally. Mr. Carey looked up over his spectacles. He was holding The Blackstable Times in front of the fire. It had come in that evening damp from the press, and the Vicar always aired it for ten minutes before he began to read.
"What passage is that?" he asked.
"Why, this about if you have faith you can remove mountains."
"If it says so in the Bible it is so, Philip," said Mrs. Carey gently, taking up the plate-basket.
Philip looked at his uncle for an answer.
"It's a matter of ."
"D'you mean to say that if you believed you could move mountains you could?"
"By the grace of God," said the Vicar.
[Of Human Bondage by Somerset Maugham]
1. I'd like to know if "that" is omitted before "if."
2. And I'd like to know what role "you could" plays here.
Thank you in advance for your help.
He, who is at a boarding school, is staying at the uncle's house during Christmas holidays.
Philip stood at the table and pretended to turn listlessly the pages of the Bible.
"I say, Uncle William, this passage here, does it really mean that?"
He put his finger against it as though he had come across it accidentally. Mr. Carey looked up over his spectacles. He was holding The Blackstable Times in front of the fire. It had come in that evening damp from the press, and the Vicar always aired it for ten minutes before he began to read.
"What passage is that?" he asked.
"Why, this about if you have faith you can remove mountains."
"If it says so in the Bible it is so, Philip," said Mrs. Carey gently, taking up the plate-basket.
Philip looked at his uncle for an answer.
"It's a matter of ."
"D'you mean to say that if you believed you could move mountains you could?"
"By the grace of God," said the Vicar.
[Of Human Bondage by Somerset Maugham]
1. I'd like to know if "that" is omitted before "if."
2. And I'd like to know what role "you could" plays here.
Thank you in advance for your help.
Top answer
park sang joon 1. " Not omitted but a poor option because of the possible confusion with 'this' preceding. park sang joon 2.
- park sang joon 1.
- " Not omitted but a poor option because of the possible confusion with 'this' preceding.
- park sang joon 2.
- And I'd like to know what role "you could" plays here.
- What do you mean by role?
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park sang joon1. I'd like to know if "that" is omitted before "if."Not omitted but a poor option because of the possible confusion with 'this' preceding.
park sang joon2. And I'd like to know what role "you could" plays here.What do you mean by role?
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Thank you, Mr. Micawber, for your so very kind answer. 
1. I think "if you have faith" is a conditional, and that "you can
1. I think "if you have faith" is a conditional, and that "you can
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park sang joon who has a club-foot innately,I think you mean that he was born with a club foot. We cannot have an innate physical characteristic.
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park sang joon, I'd like to know what is the object of "about."'if you have faith you can remove mountains' is the object of 'about'.
park sang joon2. I think "you could" is not needed here.So I was wondering why there is "you could."It is definitely necessary: it is the 'main clause' within the dependent clause.
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Thank you, fivejdejon, for your so very helpful information.
If I may, I'd like to know the reason why.
If I may, I'd like to know the reason why.
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Simply because we use https://www.ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=innate for mental, not physical, attributes.
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