0
Taka Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

they do

What is the difference between the two below?
(1) That's why they give her the attention.
(2) That's why they give her the attention they do.
  

Top answer

The first sentence is a direct sentence: (... ) That's why they give her the attention. and an indirect sentence: (...

— Anonymous

  • The first sentence is a direct sentence: (...
  • ) That's why they give her the attention.
  • and an indirect sentence: (...
  • ) That's why they give her the attention.
  • " emphases the statement and modifying the subject "that" .
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

10 Answers
0
The first sentence is a direct sentence:
(... it completes the meaning of the verb by naming the receiver of the action.)

That's why they give her the attention.

and an indirect sentence:
(... it tells to whom or for whom something is done.)

That's why they give her the attention.

As for statement #2 ..."they do." emphases the stat
0
0
Taka (1) That's why they give her the attention.
(2) That's why they give her the attention they do.
Perhaps the difference might be clear if you considered what questions these statements might answer.
Why do you love me?
Why do you love me as much as you do?

(1) I've had my hand raised for fifteen
0
0
Hi,
What is the difference between the two below?


I'd like to add just a couple of comments on how I see this.

(1) That's why they give her the attention.
Q - What attention?
A - The attention that has already been specified, ie mentioned earlier in the context.

(2) That's why they give her the attention they do.
Q - What attentio
0
0
Good point, Clive.
0
0
CliveHi,

(2) That's why they give her the attention they do.
Q - What attention?
A - The attention (that) they do (give her).



Initially I thought so as well. But then isn't 'They give her the at
0
0
Taka isn't 'They give her the attention they give (i.e.do)' kind of redundant?
No more so than "I just gave you back the five dollars you just gave me."

The so-called "redundancy" provides essential new information, so it's not a redundancy. (Which five dollars?)

- A.
0
0
As for your example:
I(A) just gave you back the five dollars you(B) just gave me.
A?B
But the sentence in question:
0
0
For the purpose of her action/situation/event, they give her the attention.
0
0
Hi,

2) That's why they give her the attention they do.
Q - What attention?
A - The attention (that) they do (give her).

isn't 'They give her the attention they give (i.e.do)' kind of redundant?

Yes, but the syntax in question is a slightly rhetorical way of speaking. Its purpose is to provide emphasis.

Without t
0
0
TakaAs for your example:

I(A) just gave you back the five dollars you(B) just gave me.

A?B

But the sentence in question:

They(A) give her the attention they(A) give.

The same A

What is the reason for the repetition of the same 'they give' here?
AvangiThe so-called "redundan
0

Related Questions