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Teo Posted 19 years ago
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There never has been known ...

1i00There has never been known of great saintliness of soul which did not pass through great suffering.02i02br
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00Can anyone analyze the structure of the above sentence?0-
  

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0There is something wrong with it Vincent-- possibly typographically. 02br 02br 02i 00 0-

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  • 0There is something wrong with it Vincent-- possibly typographically.
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0There is something wrong with it Vincent-- possibly typographically. It should read approximately:02br
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01i00There has never been known 01b00any02b00 (?) great saintliness of soul which did not pass through great suffering.02br
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1font00There is something wrong with it Vincent-- possibly typographically. 02font02br
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00Yes, there are typos in the original text.02br
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00The correct sentence is as follows:02br
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01i00There never has been known great saintliness of soul which did not pass through great suffering
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01i10There never has been known great saintliness of soul which did not pass through great suffering.12i12blockquote
10Well, 01i00'there'02i00 is the existential-'01i00there02i00'-- no meaning, just a place holder.02br
00And the sentence is in passive voice, present perfect asp
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