Moon7296 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
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1. I awoke one morning to find myself famous.
2. I awoke one morning. And I found myself famous.
Q1) Does #1 roughly mean #2?
3. Social stereotypes are often formed initially from some specific experience, or from observations of one or more individuals. These specific impressions become a stereotype when this information is then generalized to apply to all members of a group, regardless of circumstances.
4. These specific impressions become a stereotype when this information is then generalized and that information applies to all members of a group, regardless of circumstances.
Q2) Then does the underlined part in #3 roughly mean the underlined part in #4?
2. I awoke one morning. And I found myself famous.
Q1) Does #1 roughly mean #2?
3. Social stereotypes are often formed initially from some specific experience, or from observations of one or more individuals. These specific impressions become a stereotype when this information is then generalized to apply to all members of a group, regardless of circumstances.
4. These specific impressions become a stereotype when this information is then generalized and that information applies to all members of a group, regardless of circumstances.
Q2) Then does the underlined part in #3 roughly mean the underlined part in #4?
Top answer
1. I awoke one morning to find myself famous. 2.
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1. I awoke one morning to find myself famous.
2. I awoke one morning and I found out that I was famous.
These are roughly the same.
This version is better:
4. These specific impressions become a stereotype when this information is then generalized and applied to all members of a group, regardless of circumstances.
2. I awoke one morning and I found out that I was famous.
These are roughly the same.
This version is better:
4. These specific impressions become a stereotype when this information is then generalized and applied to all members of a group, regardless of circumstances.
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