英文Quite

我睇本書,個度上面寫:
I couldn't agree with you more. You're quite right.
我想問,句 sentence前面係否定佢,但係點解後面又話you're quite right既?
仲有我想問一句句子應該只有一個main verb係唔係?
但係我唔明依句: The younger you are , the easier it is to learn.
前句已經有個are, 但係後面又有個 is,咁邊個先係main verb??

I couldn't agree with you more.<---------Positive

I couldn't agree with you. <-------------Negative here

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I couldn't agree with you more. You are quite right. <-Correct!

Positive + positive ( additional stuff)

Example:

Helen is so sexy. She is such a beauty. <-------------Correct!

Positive + positive <---------------

You may just say either" Helen is so sexy." OR " She is such a beauty."

It is all up to you. :)
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The younger you are , the easier it is to learn.

"are" <--------- It is the main verb(auxi) here.
YOU ARE<--------

When you ARE younger, it is easier for you to learn.
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By the way, I am sorry that I chose to answer your question in English.

In my opinion, talking about the English language in English is always the best way.

( I don't know much Chinese.) O_O

Hope that helps, Vincent.

See you around.

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2009-02-23 21:30:14 補充：
Or

When you ARE younger, it is easier for you to learn new stuff/different things.

2009-03-01 14:25:56 補充：
Vincent, I failed to read your question in both Chinese and English.

I have sent you an email about adverbial clauses.


It IS easier for you to learn new things<-----= principle clause

when you are younger <------ This is what we call ' adverbial clause".

2009-03-01 14:27:06 補充：
Adverbial clauses always begin with a subordinating conjunction. The most common subordinating conjunctions are listed below.

2009-03-01 14:29:19 補充：
as if,whenever,since,so that, as long as, where,because,while,though,before,if,
in order that, unless,as,until,etc

2009-03-01 14:30:04 補充：
Since you ..................., (<-- adverbial clause) you should.........................

我未聽過adverbial clause,不如比個example to me!!

I couldn't agree with you more不是否定佢，而是極讚賞佢。
直譯是：我對你的意見是完全同意的。當一個英國人對你的意見，不能加以任何挑剔，他會以這負負得正的說法，來表達他對你的意見，是完全同意了。
你的第二問題是關於一句複合句的，而這複合句可寫成：If you are younger, it is easier for you to learn new things 或是 When you are younger, it is easier for you to learn new things了。那麼何為句子的 main verb，就顯而易見的了！

2009-02-27 15:07:03 補充：
When you are younger, it is easier for you to learn ( new things ).是被接受為正確的句子了。
那麼你有聽過一個 adverbial clause 的動詞…are，就是整句的 main verb 嗎？不可能吧！
Is 才是整句的 main verb呢！因為 it is easier for you to learn (new things) 才是這句子的 principle clause 呢！

are係main verb