Hanuman_2000 Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Meaning
Hello,
1.Do you know how you work this camera?
Does it mean 'how does the camera work?' or something else?
2. The problems facing the President are enormous.
Does it mean as given below?
2a). The problems that the President face are enormous.
How to analyse (2) by splitting the components of the sentence?
Thanks.
1.Do you know how you work this camera?
Does it mean 'how does the camera work?' or something else?
2. The problems facing the President are enormous.
Does it mean as given below?
2a). The problems that the President face are enormous.
How to analyse (2) by splitting the components of the sentence?
Thanks.
Top answer
1. e. take pictures with the camera.
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1. It is asking whether you know how to operate the camera, i.e. take pictures with the camera. Depending on context, "Do you know how this camera works?" could essentially be asking the same kind of thing, or it could be asking for an explanation of the technical principles which underlie the camera's operation.
(2) means "The problems that are facing the President are enormous". "The pr
(2) means "The problems that are facing the President are enormous". "The pr
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