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Tkacka15 Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

A similar place

One cabinet source said the mood was so bleak some ministers were speculating the defeat could even be almost as large on Tuesday. “Feedback suggests that it’s in a similar place to where it was last time the vote was held,” the source said.

(The Guardian.)

Is it’s in a similar place to where it was last time the vote was held a comparative clause?

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I think it is.

  

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No, I don't think so. I would say it's a content clause (it states what is suggested). com/what-is-comparative-clause-1689880 What definition are you using?

  • No, I don't think so.
  • I would say it's a content clause (it states what is suggested).
  • com/what-is-comparative-clause-1689880 What definition are you using?
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No, I don't think so. I would say it's a content clause (it states what is suggested). According to one definition, "In English grammar, a comparative clause is a type of subordinate clause that follows the comparative form of an adjective or adverb and begins with as, than, or like":

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