Maha Al442 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Clarifying a sentence
In broddingnag, Gulliver feels even smaller than he would have felt if he had never journeyed to Lilliput.
What does it mean?
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Situation 1: Gulliver travels to Lilliput. Then he travels to Broddingnag. This makes him feel small.
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Situation 1: Gulliver travels to Lilliput. Then he travels to Broddingnag. This makes him feel small. Very, very small.
Suppose, however, the following:
Situation 2: Gulliver does not travel to Lilliput. He travels to Broddingnag. This makes him feel small. A little bit small, but not too small.
Gulliver feels smaller in situation 1 (which really happened) than in situa
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