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Bepleased Posted 14 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing

[too much good fortune is bad fortune]

Hi,Could you tell me the [is] = belongs to or identifies in the following sentence?{Too much good fortune is bad fortune.} Thank you for your assistance.
  

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Yes, 'identifies'. Do not use 'belongs to' for this kind of relationship; possession is not the same as quality.

— Mister Micawber

  • Yes, 'identifies'.
  • Do not use 'belongs to' for this kind of relationship; possession is not the same as quality.
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Yes, 'identifies'. Do not use 'belongs to' for this kind of relationship; possession is not the same as quality.
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Hi,Thanks a lot Mister Micawber.To your teaching, in the [is] = identifies, the sentence means that all kinds of [bad fortune] has the quality of [too much fortune],so [too much good fortune] can mark / typify [bad fortune].In [We think [kindness] to be a good nurse.], the same language logic and philosophy appear again.The [to be] = identify / typify / mark , because the same cause as the above.
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Please keep any gods, if you if you have one, out of the discussion, bepleased. And logic is not the problem; the problem is your understanding of the English terms that you are using to describe the English language.
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