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Park sang joon Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
The prepositional phrase modified by a relative clause
Although Einstein felt no need for religious ritual and belonged to no formal religious group, he was the most deeply religious man I have known. He once said to me, "Ideas come from God," and one could hear the capital "G" in the reverence with which he pronounced the word.
What way is the proper way that I interpret the clause in bold?
For example:
and If one hear it, one could hear the capital "G" in the reverence because he pronounced the word with the reverence.
Thank you in advance for your help.
What way is the proper way that I interpret the clause in bold?
For example:
and If one hear it, one could hear the capital "G" in the reverence because he pronounced the word with the reverence.
Thank you in advance for your help.
Top answer
He truly believed in a higher, spiritual power. He was being emphatic in his statement.
- He truly believed in a higher, spiritual power.
- He was being emphatic in his statement.
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He truly believed in a higher, spiritual power. He was being emphatic in his statement.
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Thank you, Philip, for your answer 
and one could hear the capital "G" in the reverence with which he pronounced
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I'm not sure whether I'm actually disagreeing with Philip, but I see the structure as "one could hear X in Y":
X = the capital "G"
Y = the reverence with which he pronounced the word
X = the capital "G"
Y = the reverence with which he pronounced the word
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Thank you, GPY, for your continuous visits and valuable opinion.
Do you mean "one could hear the capital "G" with reverential attitude"?
Do you mean "one could hear the capital "G" with reverential attitude"?
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GPYI'm not sure whether I'm actually disagreeing with Philip, but I see the structure as "one could hear X in Y":X = the capital "G"Y = the reverence with which he pronounced the wordIt's a tricky one, indeed. [ I began my post with "I think", and you yours with "I'm not sure". So glad not everything is "cut-and dried".
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park sang joonThank you, GPY, for your continuous visits and valuable opinion.Do you mean "one could hear the capital "G" with reverential attitude"?That's not how I would express it. The way I read it, he pronounced the word with reverence. In that reverence one could hear the capital "G".
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