Ahn Posted 19 years ago
"They kept pointing to the high yield.” Thus one chief executive, recounting his investment firm's decision to spurn an offer of securities.
Does this sentence mean "The one chief executive recount his investment firm's decision saying 'they kept~~ yield' "?
The second sentence doesn't have a verb so I wonder if 'recounting' can be verb for 'chief executive' .
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"They kept pointing to the high yield.” Thus one chief executive, recounting his investment firm's decision to spurn an offer of securities.
Does this sentence mean "The one chief executive recount his investment firm's decision saying 'they kept~~ yield' "?
The second sentence doesn't have a verb so I wonder if 'recounting' can be verb for 'chief executive' .
Top answer
" The exact verb will depend on the full context on the passage.
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There is an understood missing verb: "Thus [spoke/said/argued/indicated] one ...." The exact verb will depend on the full context on the passage.
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What is 'an understood missing verb'?
Does it refer to an intentionally omitted verb which can be inferred by context?
Does it refer to an intentionally omitted verb which can be inferred by context?
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