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Hanuman_2000 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
What a piece
Hello,
1. What a piece of work is man!
Is the above sentence correct?
In my opinion, It should be 'What a piece of work man is!'
In spite of its structure, I am not able to understand the meaning of the sentence.
Could anyone explain the meaning of it?
Thanks.
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hanuman_2000 Is the above sentence correct? It's a kind of inversion to lay more emphasis on this special exclamatory sentence. ' This version is less emphatic.
- hanuman_2000 Is the above sentence correct?
- It's a kind of inversion to lay more emphasis on this special exclamatory sentence.
- ' This version is less emphatic.
- Could anyone explain the meaning of it?
- It simply says "how amazing/exceptional/astonishing human beings are"; a work by ***!
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hanuman_2000Is the above sentence correct?
It's a kind of inversion to lay more emphasis on this special exclamatory sentence.
hanuman_2000In my opinion, It should be 'What a piece of work man is!'
This version is less emphatic.
hanuman_2000In spite of its structure, I am not able to und
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