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Tinanam0102 Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
The question / termed
Hi teachers,
....that of damage control. The question started small. In 2002, I happened to be on Hardball With Chris Mattbews, discussing what the then attorney general of Massachusetts, Thomas Reilly, had termed a massive cover-up by the church of crimes against children by more than a thousand priests.
Can you please help me understand these sentences?
1. What is "The question started small"?
2. What is "termed"?
3. Two "by". Can you break down the structure for me, thanks?
Thank you.
Tinanam
....that of damage control. The question started small. In 2002, I happened to be on Hardball With Chris Mattbews, discussing what the then attorney general of Massachusetts, Thomas Reilly, had termed a massive cover-up by the church of crimes against children by more than a thousand priests.
Can you please help me understand these sentences?
1. What is "The question started small"?
2. What is "termed"?
3. Two "by". Can you break down the structure for me, thanks?
Thank you.
Tinanam
Top answer
tinanam0102 1. What is "The question started small"? The topic of discussion was not very significant.
- tinanam0102 1.
- What is "The question started small"?
- The topic of discussion was not very significant.
- Not many people knew about it.
- Not many people cared about it.
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tinanam01021. What is "The question started small"?The topic of discussion was not very significant. Not many people knew about it. Not many people cared about it. It was of little interest to most people.
tinanam01022. What is "termed"?called, named, characterized as
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