Park sang joon Posted 11 years ago
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Now what about this statement? What would you say?fact or opinion?
Astonishing as it may seem, some 60 percent of the American of the American publication is overweight.
To be sure, you can check the percentage of Americans officially reported to be overweight, so part of this statement is factual. But whether you find that fact astonishing is a matter of opinion. Thus, this statement is very much a blend of fact and opinion.
1. I'd like to the participle phrase "astonishing ~" is a concessive phrase.
2. I'd like to know "as" means "in the way in which."
3. I'd like to know what part "very much" modifies.
Astonishing as it may seem, some 60 percent of the American of the American publication is overweight.
To be sure, you can check the percentage of Americans officially reported to be overweight, so part of this statement is factual. But whether you find that fact astonishing is a matter of opinion. Thus, this statement is very much a blend of fact and opinion.
1. I'd like to the participle phrase "astonishing ~" is a concessive phrase.
2. I'd like to know "as" means "in the way in which."
3. I'd like to know what part "very much" modifies.
Top answer
1. Yes, that seems reasonable. 2.
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1. Yes, that seems reasonable.
2. "in the way in which" cannot be substituted into the sentence. As previous threads have I think also demonstrated, "as" can be a particularly difficult word to find substitutable paraphrases for. The underlined part as a whole means "Although it may seem astonishing".
3. It seems debatable.
2. "in the way in which" cannot be substituted into the sentence. As previous threads have I think also demonstrated, "as" can be a particularly difficult word to find substitutable paraphrases for. The underlined part as a whole means "Although it may seem astonishing".
3. It seems debatable.
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park sang joonsome 60 percent of the American of the American publication is overweight.This doesn't make any sense. What do you intend it to mean?
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