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17 Nov 2020
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What does She and Diana talked so constantly about it all day that with a stricter teacher than Mr. Phillips dire disgrace must inevitably have been their portion.
->what does "Mr. Phillips dire disgrace must inevitably have been their portion." mean ?? mean?
What does She and Diana talked so constantly about it all day that with a stricter teacher than Mr. Phillips dire disgrace must inevitably have been their portion.
->what does "Mr. Phillips dire disgrace must inevitably have been their portion." mean ?? mean?
->what does "Mr. Phillips dire disgrace must inevitably have been their portion." mean ?? mean?
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Breaking down the grammar first:
She and Diana talked < this is the basic subject + verb sentence structure
so constantly about it all day < adverb phrase explaining when they talked
that with a stricter teacher than Mr. Phillips dire disgrace must inevitably have been their portion < this whole thing is a dependent clause modifying the main sentence
with a stricter teacher than Mr. Phillips < prepositional phrase modifying the subj + verb of dependent clause (see below)
So the basic dependent clause is:
that dire disgrace must inevitably have been their portion
...which seems to mean they couldn't avoid severe disgrace for their actions. Their "portion" is their fate that is served up to them.
Apparently Mr. Phillips is not so strict, so he was more tolerant of their behavior.
Hope that helps!
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@Orrin_A Thank you for your kind and detailed explanation :) it felt like my highschool English teacher was giving me the answer! By the way, have a nice day
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No prob. It's real whopper of sentence so there's a lot to work through. 😊 Happy studying.
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