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Tinanam0102 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
"Witness" a noun or verb in this sentence
Hi teachers,
Would you please tell me what this "witness" starting at the beginning of the sentence a noun or a verb? And what does it refer to? Thank you.
An excerpt from Newsweek:
As the global economic crisis bites deeper, such provocative ideas strike a chord. Wang is one of five authors of a new book, "Unhappy China," which sold 100,000 copies in just 11 days after going on sale in mid-March. While heavily critical of the U.S., the new book also ratchets up the pressure on China's leaders, who have often scrambled to stay ahead of anti-Western nationalism. That's a big reason why Beijing is moving more forcefully than before - and not only on economic issues. Witness the recent South China Sea naval confrontation, in which the U.S. accused five Chinese ships of harassing an unarmed U.S. subchaser.
Regards,
Tinanam
Would you please tell me what this "witness" starting at the beginning of the sentence a noun or a verb? And what does it refer to? Thank you.
An excerpt from Newsweek:
As the global economic crisis bites deeper, such provocative ideas strike a chord. Wang is one of five authors of a new book, "Unhappy China," which sold 100,000 copies in just 11 days after going on sale in mid-March. While heavily critical of the U.S., the new book also ratchets up the pressure on China's leaders, who have often scrambled to stay ahead of anti-Western nationalism. That's a big reason why Beijing is moving more forcefully than before - and not only on economic issues. Witness the recent South China Sea naval confrontation, in which the U.S. accused five Chinese ships of harassing an unarmed U.S. subchaser.
Regards,
Tinanam
Top answer
It's the imperative of the verb witness -- a command. [Look at / Note] the recent ... naval confrontation, ...
- It's the imperative of the verb witness -- a command.
- [Look at / Note] the recent ...
- naval confrontation, ...
- It means that we should take the following information as evidence for or as an example of what the author is talking about.
- CJ
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It's the imperative of the verb witness -- a command. [Look at / Note] the recent ... naval confrontation, ... It means that we should take the following information as evidence for or as an example of what the author is talking about.
CJ
CJ
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Dear CalifJim,
Thank you for answering my question.
I'd like to check my understanding. Do you mean "the example/information" refer to "the recent...naval confrontation" in the sentence? Thanks.
Regards,
Tinanam
Thank you for answering my question.
I'd like to check my understanding. Do you mean "the example/information" refer to "the recent...naval confrontation" in the sentence? Thanks.
Regards,
Tinanam
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tinanam0102I'd like to check my understanding. Do you mean "the example/information" refer to "the recent...naval confrontation" in the sentence?Yes. It's as if the sentences were like this:
That's a big reason why Beijing is moving more forcefully than before - and not only on economic issues. If you want [evidence / an example], take a look
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