Carter Lee Posted 11 years ago
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How can I understand this sentence? "~,mostly for fear of what might be revealed if such direct dialog were allowed.
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I have got a some question for you as usual.
How can I understand this sentence?
"~,mostly for fear of what might be revealed if such direct dialog were allowed."
In my shoes, firstly, I can separate.
"mostly for fear of what might be revealed" + "if such direct dialog were allowed"
At the latter sentence, I can understand what the meaning. But former sentence are not easy to understand. I think there are no subject(noun).
How can I understand above sentence?
I have got a some question for you as usual.
How can I understand this sentence?
"~,mostly for fear of what might be revealed if such direct dialog were allowed."
In my shoes, firstly, I can separate.
"mostly for fear of what might be revealed" + "if such direct dialog were allowed"
At the latter sentence, I can understand what the meaning. But former sentence are not easy to understand. I think there are no subject(noun).
How can I understand above sentence?
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What you have shown us is only the end part of a longer sentence. Please show us the complete sentence.
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What you have shown us is only the end part of a longer sentence. Please show us the complete sentence.
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That's not a sentence; it's a fragment.
"mostly for fear of what might be revealed" = "mainly due to worrying about what might be revealed"
"mostly for fear of what might be revealed" = "mainly due to worrying about what might be revealed"
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