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Re: complex/compound/?/sentence

Mister Micawber — Sun, 11 May 2008 10:43:24 GMT

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There is no conflict between what Jim and I have said. We are simply viewing the utterance from different angles.

Re: complex/compound/?/sentence

bhikkhu1991 — Sun, 11 May 2008 10:23:32 GMT

Hello Mister Micawber,

I would like to thank you very much for your clarification. However, I have found that CalifJim' s explanation

was different from yours.CalifJim's explanation was as follows :

CalifJim #510623 Wed, 07 May 08 04:07 AM

... used to say

that you think --

1. (that) [somebody's behaviour is very strange or unusual]

but (you also think) --

2. that [everyone is different and likes different things].

Some grammarians call that a complementizer. It turns a sentence into the complement of a verb.

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1. Could you tell me what is the current standard practice of this subject on ' ...that...but that...' ?

2. Could you tell me which book/source or books/sources I can read up on this subject of ' ...that...but that... ' ?

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Re: complex/compound/?/sentence

Mister Micawber — Fri, 09 May 2008 12:03:38 GMT

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' It takes all sorts to make a world ' is a saying.
It means that you think somebody's behavior is very strange or unusual.
It also means that everyone is different and likes different things.

Re: complex/compound/?/sentence

bhikkhu1991 — Fri, 09 May 2008 10:55:07 GMT

Hello Mister Micawber,

I would like to thank you very much for your clarification. However, I still have doubt about the sentences.

Could you break down the second sentence into further sentences for easy understanding ?

' It takes all sorts to make a world ' is a saying. It is used to say that you think somebody's behaviour is very strange or unusual, but that everyone is different and likes different things.

Thank you.

With best wishes.

Re: complex/compound/?/sentence

Mister Micawber — Fri, 09 May 2008 08:43:31 GMT

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'It takes all sorts to make a world' is a saying. It is used to say that you think somebody's behaviour is very strange or unusual, but that everyone is different and likes different things.

complex/compound/?/sentence

bhikkhu1991 — Fri, 09 May 2008 08:32:02 GMT

An idiom:

Sentence A. It takes all sorts ( to make a world)( saying ) used to say that you think somebody's behaviour is very

strange or unusual but that everyone is different and likes different things. ( Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [ 7th edition] ).

Hello Grammar Teacher/Teachers,

I have doubt about how Sentence A was formed.

Could you help me to break down Sentence A into at least two sentences for easy understanding ?

Thank you.

With best wishes.