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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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Why are they all gone?
Here is a situation where we cannot see any trees around us.
A : What happened to them? Why are they all gone?
B : It's because of me.
It is a script of a movie and I was wondering what the meaning of "all" is here. And I think we can see it as a noun meaning "they" and an adverb meaning "completely", so either way is possible and the intended meaning is too similar to tell. How do you teachers feel about it? Thank you so much as usual and have good day.
A : What happened to them? Why are they all gone?
B : It's because of me.
It is a script of a movie and I was wondering what the meaning of "all" is here. And I think we can see it as a noun meaning "they" and an adverb meaning "completely", so either way is possible and the intended meaning is too similar to tell. How do you teachers feel about it? Thank you so much as usual and have good day.
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I take it to mean 'all of the trees are gone'.
- I take it to mean 'all of the trees are gone'.
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Thank you, and I totally agree with you, but if we see it as an adverb meaning "completely", is there much
difference you sense? I think that in the end, there are no trees we can see around us, whether it is "all of the trees" or "completely". What do you think?
Cf. I live life happily = I live a happy life.
difference you sense? I think that in the end, there are no trees we can see around us, whether it is "all of the trees" or "completely". What do you think?
Cf. I live life happily = I live a happy life.
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If it means 'completely', then we think about the fact that the stumps are gone, too—which is not the point of the statement.
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