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Sentence analysis. Help!

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ReiEternal
 
Reply Tue 29 Oct, 2013 04:55 pm
Whats the difference between this two sentences?

The proposal that he put forward at the meeting was interesting.

The proposal that he should study more was interesting.
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JTT
 
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Reply Tue 29 Oct, 2013 08:17 pm
@ReiEternal,
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Whats the difference between this these two sentences?

The proposal that he put forward at the meeting was interesting.

The proposal that he should study more was interesting.


One difference is the first one is a statement of fact while the second is an opinion.
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PUNKEY
 
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Reply Wed 30 Oct, 2013 08:55 am
@ReiEternal,
Structurally, they are the same:

proposal / was/ interesting

the other parts in both sentence are adjective phrases describing "proposal'
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dalehileman
 
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Reply Wed 30 Oct, 2013 10:08 am
@ReiEternal,
The second specifies the proposal but entails no meeting
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