Oct. 26, 2021
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“I think it’s partly because the common term for pet owners in China is shit shovelers”
When I first saw this sentence, I couldn’t get it. I thought there was something wrong because I misunderstood the word “shovelers”, which I thought meant people. After I got its meaning, I wanted to analyse its structure. Let me try. The “common term" is subject, “is” is link verb, “shit shovelers” is predicative, “for pet owners in China” is attributive. Then what is the “I think it’s partly because”? Adverbial?
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“I think it’s partly because the common term for pet owners in China is shit shovelers”
When I first saw this sentence, I couldn’t getparse it.
I thought there was something wrong, because I misunderstoointerpreted the word “shovelers”,” which I thought meant people.
It does actually mean people!
After I gotrealized its meaning, I wanted to analyse its structure.
Let me try.
The “common term" is the subject, “is” is a link verb, “shit shovelers” is predicative, “for pet owners in China” is attributive.
I don't think "shit shovelers" is a predicative expression, from what I looked up online. "Shoveler" is a noun that means "someone who shovels," like 铲者 I think? Either way some analog of 者 as a suffix. The others look right though.
Then what is the “I think it’s partly because”?
Well, "because" is a conjunction, so it connects two clauses. You would need the previous sentence in order to fill in the implied parts of the rest of the clause, but it could be like "I think (that the poor perception of pet owners in China is) partly...", and then partly would be an adverb, I think?
Adverbial?
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Oct. 27, 2021
Thank you very much. The original sentence is “I think it’s partly because the common term for pet owners in China is shit shovellers” you see, shovellers. Maybe the writer made a typo? I translated the word with some apps and they say 铲运机.
Oct. 27, 2021
Thank you very much. The original sentence is “I think it’s partly because the common term for pet owners in China is shit shovellers” you see, shovellers. Maybe the writer made a typo? I translated the word with some apps and they say 铲运机.
That would be like a construction machine or something. Shovelers vs. shovellers might be British vs. American English (see traveler vs. traveller), but I'm very confident that the meaning of "shit shoveler" in this context is as I stated above. The joke is that you are always picking up after your dog after they poop.
Oct. 27, 2021
Yes, you are right.
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“I think it’s partly because the common term for pet owners in China is shit shovelers” This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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When I first saw this sentence, I couldn’t get it. When I first saw this sentence, I couldn’t |
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I thought there was something wrong because I misunderstood the word “shovelers”, which I thought meant people. I thought there was something wrong, because I mis It does actually mean people! |
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After I got its meaning, I wanted to analyse its structure. After I |
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Let me try. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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The “common term" is subject, “is” is link verb, “shit shovelers” is predicative, “for pet owners in China” is attributive. The “common term" is the subject, “is” is a link verb, “shit shovelers” is predicative, “for pet owners in China” is attributive. I don't think "shit shovelers" is a predicative expression, from what I looked up online. "Shoveler" is a noun that means "someone who shovels," like 铲者 I think? Either way some analog of 者 as a suffix. The others look right though. |
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Then what is the “I think it’s partly because”? Then what is the “I think it’s partly because”? Well, "because" is a conjunction, so it connects two clauses. You would need the previous sentence in order to fill in the implied parts of the rest of the clause, but it could be like "I think (that the poor perception of pet owners in China is) partly...", and then partly would be an adverb, I think? |
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Adverbial? This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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