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Lcchang Posted 12 years ago
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what he doesn't know ...
I found the following lines in an English podcast:
..... Suzanne: I appreciate you putting in a good word for him, but I need more assurance than that he’s a nice guy. He needs to have the temperament, work ethic, and skills for this job.
Jimmy: What he doesn’t know he’ll learn on the job. He’s a quick study. ....
"What he doesn’t know he’ll learn on the job." sounds a bit weird to me. Should it be "He doesn't know what he'll learn on the job."? Please advise.
..... Suzanne: I appreciate you putting in a good word for him, but I need more assurance than that he’s a nice guy. He needs to have the temperament, work ethic, and skills for this job.
Jimmy: What he doesn’t know he’ll learn on the job. He’s a quick study. ....
"What he doesn’t know he’ll learn on the job." sounds a bit weird to me. Should it be "He doesn't know what he'll learn on the job."? Please advise.
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What he doesn’t know = everything that he does not know when he starts working, but needs to know to do the job. He will learn these things while he is working. Perhaps his coworkers and boss will teach him.
- What he doesn’t know = everything that he does not know when he starts working, but needs to know to do the job.
- He will learn these things while he is working.
- Perhaps his coworkers and boss will teach him.
- The structure of the sentence has the object first.
- " He will learn on the job (as he works) the things he does not know (at the start).
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What he doesn’t know = everything that he does not know when he starts working, but needs to know to do the job.
He will learn these things while he is working. Perhaps his coworkers and boss will teach him.
The structure of the sentence has the object first. "What he doesn't know" is a noun clause that is the object of the verb "learn."
He will learn on the job (as he
He will learn these things while he is working. Perhaps his coworkers and boss will teach him.
The structure of the sentence has the object first. "What he doesn't know" is a noun clause that is the object of the verb "learn."
He will learn on the job (as he
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