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Fri 3 Apr, 2015 08:16 am
The following sentence has been chosen from VOA.
Thousands are heading back to school, making public colleges and universities among the few bright spots in an otherwise dismal U.S. economy.
1) What is meant with "Thousands are heading back to school"?
2) What is meant with "in an otherwise dismal U.S. economy"? How it is linked with other parts of this sentence?
Thousands are heading back to school, making public colleges and universities among the few bright spots in an otherwise dismal U.S. economy.
1) What is meant with "Thousands are heading back to school"? Thousands of people
2) What is meant with "in an otherwise dismal U.S. economy"? How it is linked with other parts of this sentence? prep. phrase answering "what kind" of spots (US economy)
@PUNKEY,
I think thousands of people are heading back not only to school but also to school and universities. Am I right? Thanks for your help.
@Nousher Ahmed,
Thousand are heading back to school (general introductory)
making public colleges and universities among the few bright spots in an otherwise dismal U.S. economy. (specific)
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