《梁书·列传·卷二十一》
齐朝游击将军徐希秀也号称能书写，常称王志为 书圣 。
齐游击将军徐希秀亦号能书，常谓志为 书圣 。
Xu Xixiu, a guerrilla general of the Qi Dynasty, also claimed to be able to write and often called Wang Zhi an expert in calligraphy and literature.
<s>[INST] Analyze the grammatical structure of the following Classical Chinese sentence and provide its English translation: 齐游击将军徐希秀亦号能书，常谓志为 书圣 。 [/INST]
Grammatical analysis:
- The sentence is in a declarative form, stating that Xu Xixiu, a guerrilla general of the Qi dynasty, also claimed to be able to write and often called Wang Zhi an expert in calligraphy and literature.
- The subject of the sentence is "徐希秀", a proper noun referring to Xu Xixiu.
- The verb is "号", which means "to claim" or "to be known as".
- The object of the verb is "能书", which means "to be able to write".
- The sentence also includes a subordinate clause, "常谓志为书圣", which means "often called Wang Zhi an expert in calligraphy and literature".
English translation: Xu Xixiu, a guerrilla general of the Qi dynasty, also claimed to be able to write and often called Wang Zhi an expert in calligraphy and literature.</s>
Analyze the grammatical structure of the following Classical Chinese sentence and provide its English translation: 齐游击将军徐希秀亦号能书，常谓志为 书圣 。
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Grammatical analysis:
- The sentence is in a declarative form, stating that Xu Xixiu, a guerrilla general of the Qi dynasty, also claimed to be able to write and often called Wang Zhi an expert in calligraphy and literature.
- The subject of the sentence is "徐希秀", a proper noun referring to Xu Xixiu.
- The verb is "号", which means "to claim" or "to be known as".
- The object of the verb is "能书", which means "to be able to write".
- The sentence also includes a subordinate clause, "常谓志为书圣", which means "often called Wang Zhi an expert in calligraphy and literature".
English translation: Xu Xixiu, a guerrilla general of the Qi dynasty, also claimed to be able to write and often called Wang Zhi an expert in calligraphy and literature.
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