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Soheil1 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
To what extent?!
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May I replace 'how completely' with 'to what extent' and 'manage' witth 'be successful' in:
"Diagram 110 shows how completely White has managed to surround the Black King."
i.e.:
"Diagram 110 shows to what extent White has been successful in surrounding the Black King."
May I replace 'how completely' with 'to what extent' and 'manage' witth 'be successful' in:
"Diagram 110 shows how completely White has managed to surround the Black King."
i.e.:
"Diagram 110 shows to what extent White has been successful in surrounding the Black King."
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soheil1 May I replace 'how completely' with 'to what extent' and 'manage' witth 'be successful' Yes, those both sound like good synonyms.
- soheil1 May I replace 'how completely' with 'to what extent' and 'manage' witth 'be successful' Yes, those both sound like good synonyms.
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soheil1May I replace 'how completely' with 'to what extent' and 'manage' witth 'be successful'Yes, those both sound like good synonyms.
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Note that the original is ambiguous. It could mean 'to what extent'. It could also mean ' the complete extent of the manner in which'. The latter seems more likely to me, though it's impossible to say without seeing the diagram.
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