AngelaLin
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Dear teachers,
This sentence is from an academic paper, and I'm not sure what "which" and "them" are referring to. The quotes are as follows:
To me, it seems that "which" refers to energy, and "them" refers to wastes. Is there only one way to look at the sentence? What does the third sentence mean exactly? Could any of you help analyze the sentence structure?
Many thanks in advance!
This sentence is from an academic paper, and I'm not sure what "which" and "them" are referring to. The quotes are as follows:
Clean water is a basic human need. Its discovery, transport, and systematic renewal have always been crucial to all but the least densely populated societies. Increasing population and industrial wastes, together with diminishing sources of easily available energy with which to manage them, are converging to emphasize that all the earth’s resources are finite. But the supply of clean water, though also finite, is at least infinitely renewable.
To me, it seems that "which" refers to energy, and "them" refers to wastes. Is there only one way to look at the sentence? What does the third sentence mean exactly? Could any of you help analyze the sentence structure?
Many thanks in advance!
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