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faith2k
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 Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 11:54 pm Post subject: ungrammatical sentence? |
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In the following sentence,
"An extension of the example above illustrates what is intended and interpreted when one uses language over and above what is understood when one employs only the organizational competencies associated with usage."
there are two clauses starting with "when," which confuses me. Does this sentence make sense at all by itself?
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Bob S.
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| Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 9:01 pm Post subject: Re: ungrammatical sentence? |
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| faith2k wrote: |
In the following sentence,
"An extension of the example above illustrates what is intended and interpreted when one uses language over and above what is understood when one employs only the organizational competencies associated with usage."
there are two clauses starting with "when," which confuses me. Does this sentence make sense at all by itself? |
Not to me. In my opinion, it is a poorly constructed sentence even if it may be grammatically correct. It is not clear what the second "when" adverbial clause is modifying.
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