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Oranpopo Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
a strange use of WHAT
Hi,
I recently read a sentence which made me really confused:
"Today, what little fossil ivory remains comes from Alaska."
Is "remains" here a verb, or a noun? If it is a verb, then the sentence probably means "ivory comes from alaska" ; if it is a noun, then i can't make out what it means.
And what does this "what" mean here??
I recently read a sentence which made me really confused:
"Today, what little fossil ivory remains comes from Alaska."
Is "remains" here a verb, or a noun? If it is a verb, then the sentence probably means "ivory comes from alaska" ; if it is a noun, then i can't make out what it means.
And what does this "what" mean here??
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Hello Oranpopo, Welcome to EnglishForward! In the sentence "Today, what little fossil ivory remains comes from Alaska" what little fossil ivory remains - it means whatever little fossil ivory remains (in this world, I presume) comes from Alaska.
- Hello Oranpopo, Welcome to EnglishForward!
- In the sentence "Today, what little fossil ivory remains comes from Alaska" what little fossil ivory remains - it means whatever little fossil ivory remains (in this world, I presume) comes from Alaska.
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Hello Oranpopo,
Welcome to EnglishForward!
In the sentence "Today, what little fossil ivory remains comes from Alaska"
what little fossil ivory remains - it means whatever little fossil ivory remains (in this world, I presume) comes from Alaska.
Welcome to EnglishForward!
In the sentence "Today, what little fossil ivory remains comes from Alaska"
what little fossil ivory remains - it means whatever little fossil ivory remains (in this world, I presume) comes from Alaska.
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Hello Oranpopo
To supplement Benita's answer: 'what' in your example is an adjective.
MrP
To supplement Benita's answer: 'what' in your example is an adjective.
MrP
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