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Sinbadsunny Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

What is the meaning?

If it is a case of ever-fiercer pruning, that risks inspiring the fractiousness that he fears.

I cannot understand the meaning of the above sentence, mainly because I cannot tell which its subject, object and verb are.

  

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"that" is a demonstrative pronoun; it refers to the case of ever-fiercer pruning just mentioned. Does that help?

  • "that" is a demonstrative pronoun; it refers to the case of ever-fiercer pruning just mentioned.
  • Does that help?
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"that" is a demonstrative pronoun; it refers to the case of ever-fiercer pruning just mentioned. Does that help?

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