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the phrase "in the style" Anything to keep Ave in the style to which she had ,thanks largely to me become accustomed. What is "keep Ave in the style to which she had"? Can you analyze the grammar for me?
2 mrt. 2015 02:43
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"The style to which she has become accustomed" means "her standard of living." It's old-fashioned language that has become a joke. It occurs in Victorian-era novels. It might be used by a woman's father, talking to a man who wants to marry his daughter. It means "are you as wealthy as we are? Will you be able to maintain her standard of living?" It would be part of a number of question that amount to "are you our social equals?" It suggests that someone is paying close attention the financial aspects of the marriage.
2 maart 2015
Jmat is correct, I believe. There should be a comma after "me". The clause "to which she had become accustomed" modifies the word "style". "Thanks largely to me" is a parenthetical.
2 maart 2015
I think you might be missing a comma. The style to which she had become accustomed = 她习惯的款式.
2 maart 2015
thanks
7 maart 2015
It means "to keep giving her the things she has always had", the things she is comfortable with
2 maart 2015
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