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Shadowrem3 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Adjective Clauses - Noun Confusion
Hi All, appreciate it if someone can shed some light for my question below. I am doing the Clauses exercise and I would like to understand why is "time" and not "life" the noun it modifies?
Example 1: The time of life that i think so much about is my childhood
Correct answer: time
Here is another one;
Example 2: The city of Santa Barbara, which is a tourist's paradise, is a great place to live.
Correct answer: city
TQ
Example 1: The time of life that i think so much about is my childhood
Correct answer: time
Here is another one;
Example 2: The city of Santa Barbara, which is a tourist's paradise, is a great place to live.
Correct answer: city
TQ
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In full, the clauses modify "time of life" and "City of Santa Barbara". However, the phrase "X of Y" fundamentally refers to an "X", and the "of Y" tells us more about this particular "X". For example "time of life" is a kind of time (not a kind of life), and "city of Santa Barbara" is a kind of city.
- In full, the clauses modify "time of life" and "City of Santa Barbara".
- However, the phrase "X of Y" fundamentally refers to an "X", and the "of Y" tells us more about this particular "X".
- For example "time of life" is a kind of time (not a kind of life), and "city of Santa Barbara" is a kind of city.
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In full, the clauses modify "time of life" and "City of Santa Barbara". However, the phrase "X of Y" fundamentally refers to an "X", and the "of Y" tells us more about this particular "X". For example "time of life" is a kind of time (not a kind of life), and "city of Santa Barbara" is a kind of city.
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