A tool it hoped
On Thursday Facebook also published a tool it hoped would help educate the public on how to spot fake news and how discern trustworthy sources from those spreading false information. (The Guardian.)
Is "it hoped" a content clause or is "a tool it hoped" a noun phrase in the above? Is "Facebook" the antecedent of "it" here? Is "a tool" the object of verb "published" and subject of "would help educate" at the same time in the cited sentence?
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Anonymous Is "it hoped" a content clause No. I can't see how that could be. Anonymous is "a tool it hoped" a noun phrase No.
- Anonymous Is "it hoped" a content clause No.
- I can't see how that could be.
- Anonymous is "a tool it hoped" a noun phrase No.
- There's more to that clause.
- See below.
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AnonymousIs "it hoped" a content clause
No. I can't see how that could be.
Anonymousis "a tool it hoped" a noun phrase
No. There's more to that clause. See below.
AnonymousIs "Facebook" the antecedent of "it" here?
Yes.
AnonymousIs "a tool" t
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