I don’t see “result” as a process that gives
us anything. We can take something from it, I suppose. Maybe this
relates to that avoidance of first person by making abstract ideas incapable of
human-like actions. We human beings do the subtracting to yield a
result. The equivalence said to obtain in the algebraic equation is
between numbers not processes.
From: Assembly for the
Teaching of English Grammar [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Brett
Reynolds
Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 8:40 AM
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Subject: Re: Parallel structure and homework; ATEG Digest - 29 May 2009
to 30 May 2009 (#2
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On 2-Jun-09, at 10:29 AM, Assembly for the Teaching of
English Grammar wrote:
The result of subtracting
the square of one number from the square of a second gives the same number as
is obtained by adding the two numbers, subtracting the first from the second,
and then multiplying the results of these two calculations.
I
think it is the very length of this sentence that caused the confusion and
introduced the illogical verb "gives" referring back to the gerund
"subtracting" instead of the subject noun "result."
How did you arrive at that conclusion? It certainly looks to
me as though it refers to 'result'.
Best,
Brett
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Brett Reynolds
English Language Centre
Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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