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Q:
"In the early eighteenth century, the French astronomer Jean-Jacques de Marian was struck by the way the mimosa plants on his window sill raised their leaves toward the sun at the same time every day.
(Snip)
By arranging a circular formation of selected species of twelve flowering plants that opened and closed at different times, his clock told the time accurately to within a half hour."
What does the word “to” in the last sentence mean????😊🤔😂
(Snip)
By arranging a circular formation of selected species of twelve flowering plants that opened and closed at different times, his clock told the time accurately to within a half hour."
What does the word “to” in the last sentence mean????😊🤔😂
A:
Generally "to" is a preposition unless it's part of an infinitive verb. Occasionally "to" is an adverb, but it definitely isn't here.
It's not really helpful to think about "to" by itself here, because it's part of an idiomatic phrase.
"accurately to within X" = "accurate with a margin of error of X in either direction"
So, if you use a ruler that is "accurate to within .05m," and you get a measurement of 1.73m, the actual measurement is in the range of 1.68m-1.78m
It's not really helpful to think about "to" by itself here, because it's part of an idiomatic phrase.
"accurately to within X" = "accurate with a margin of error of X in either direction"
So, if you use a ruler that is "accurate to within .05m," and you get a measurement of 1.73m, the actual measurement is in the range of 1.68m-1.78m
Q:
I'd rather in the eighteenth century than in the twentieth century.
a)had lived
b) lived
c)have lived
a)had lived
b) lived
c)have lived
A:
c) have lived --> is the correct answer.
I hope this helped.
I hope this helped.
Q:
eighteenth
nineteenth Does this sound natural?
nineteenth Does this sound natural?
A:
Sounds perfectly understandable to me.
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