Hoa Thai Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
that vs. and
Hello,
I believe the following sentence has a problem with logic:
The people so badly trash their streets that would often cause odor pollution.
The word 'that' should be 'and' instead, right? Otherwise, one might interpret that the streets instead of the people and their act of trashing cause the odor pollution.
Please comment.
Best Regards,
Hoa Thai
I believe the following sentence has a problem with logic:
The people so badly trash their streets that would often cause odor pollution.
The word 'that' should be 'and' instead, right? Otherwise, one might interpret that the streets instead of the people and their act of trashing cause the odor pollution.
Please comment.
Best Regards,
Hoa Thai
Top answer
No, your reading is wrong and you can't place "and" there. Look for the meaning of so ... that: in such a way ...
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No, your reading is wrong and you can't place "and" there.
Look for the meaning of so ... that: in such a way ... that
You can't separate here that of so.
It's the trashing of the streets which/that causes odor pollution.
Look for the meaning of so ... that: in such a way ... that
You can't separate here that of so.
It's the trashing of the streets which/that causes odor pollution.
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Dear Hancu,
I see!
I thought that the sentence needs a subject for 'would often cause' as follows:
The people so badly trash their streets that they (the people) would often cause odor pollution.
In fact, I even thought that we could obmit
I see!
I thought that the sentence needs a subject for 'would often cause' as follows:
The people so badly trash their streets that they (the people) would often cause odor pollution.
In fact, I even thought that we could obmit
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Hi Marius,
I think that this sentence requires "they" after that to make the sentence more clear.
I think that this sentence requires "they" after that to make the sentence more clear.
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