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Fire1 Posted 6 years ago
Grammar
To one's credit
Jane, to her credit, helped the woman without knowing the situation.
Q1) Grammatically, is "to her credit" modifying the entire clause "Jane helped the woman without knowing the situation" ?
Q2) Does the sentence mean "Jane's helping the woman without knowing the situation belongs to her credit"?
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fire1 Q1) Grammatically, is "to her credit" modifying the entire clause "Jane helped the woman without knowing the situation" ? I'd say so. fire1 Q2) Does the sentence mean "Jane's helping the woman without knowing the situation belongs to her credit"?
- fire1 Q1) Grammatically, is "to her credit" modifying the entire clause "Jane helped the woman without knowing the situation" ?
- I'd say so.
- fire1 Q2) Does the sentence mean "Jane's helping the woman without knowing the situation belongs to her credit"?
- Things cannot belong to your credit as a matter of idiom.
- This "to" is the one in "to my chagrin" and "to their detriment" and "to my horror".
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fire1Q1) Grammatically, is "to her credit" modifying the entire clause "Jane helped the woman without knowing the situation" ?
I'd say so.
fire1Q2) Does the sentence mean "Jane's helping the woman without knowing the situation belongs to her credit"?
Things cannot belong to your credit as a matter of idiom. This "t
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