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Tinanam0102 Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Would hardly have

Hi teachers,

Quotes: The crucifixion of Jesus would have hardly made a ripple in the center of power which was Rome. It wouldn't have made a great impact at all because Judea was a poor far-off province...., but not central to Rome power.

1. Did the crucifixion of Jesus make a ripple?

2. What does "hardly" mean there?

3. Did it make a great impact?

Thanks

TN



  

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, that: The crucifixion of Jesus hardly made a ripple in the center of power which was Rome. It didn't make a great impact at all because Judea was a poor far-off province ... "hardly made a ripple" means "made very little impact".

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  • , that: The crucifixion of Jesus hardly made a ripple in the center of power which was Rome.
  • It didn't make a great impact at all because Judea was a poor far-off province ...
  • "hardly made a ripple" means "made very little impact".
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By using "would", the speaker is expressing his belief or assumption, based on indirect evidence, general background knowledge, etc., that:

The crucifixion of Jesus hardly made a ripple in the center of power which was Rome. It didn't make a great impact at all because Judea was a poor far-off province ...

"hardly made a ripple" means "made very little impact".

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tinanam01021. Did the crucifixion of Jesus make a ripple?

It didn't immediately after crucifixion but it would make hundreds of years later as Rome became the most important place for Christianity.

The crucifixion of Jesus would have hardly made a ripple in the center of power which was Rome is a metaphor.

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