Furkan
Hey Guys,
"This involves not only the question of what the field should look like, but also THAT OF whether it has any reason to exist at all."
In this sentence, what does "THAT OF" means? I capitalized it to make it easier to see.
Thanks in advance.
2023年3月6日 18:07
回答 · 6
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In the given sentence, "THAT OF" means "the question of."
So the sentence can be rephrased as "This involves not only the question of what the field should look like but also the question of whether it has any reason to exist at all."
2023年3月6日
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"...that of..." - represents the question. ' Not only the question of [blank] but also that (the question) of... ' "That" refers to the other question alluded to.
2023年3月6日
1
"That of" in this sentence is used to avoid repeating "the question of"
Compare..."This involves not only the question of what the field should look like, but also the question of whether it has any reason to exist at all."
I hope this helps!
2023年3月6日
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