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#104777 Wed, 01 Jun 05 10:00 PM

Could someone help me to understand the second sentence? What the sentence structure is and where is main S, V? Thanks!

As a field study, politics dates back approximately 2500 years.

"Much of the way that Europeans, and after them Americans, have thought about politics and government originated in ancient Greece."

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Clive

#104787 Wed, 01 Jun 05 11:09 PM

Hi,
"Much of the way that Europeans, and after them Americans, have thought about politics and government originated in ancient Greece."

The subject is 'the way'.

The main verb is 'originated'.

There is a subordinate clause 'that Europeans, and after them Americans, have thought about politics and government'.

Best wishes,
Clive

Clive