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Anonymous Posted 5 years ago
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All's well that ends well

All's well that ends well.

Is that a relative one in the sentence above?

If so, does it refers to All only, or to All's well?

  

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anonymous Is that a relative one in the sentence above? Yes. anonymous to All only, or to All's well?

— CalifJim

  • anonymous Is that a relative one in the sentence above?
  • Yes.
  • anonymous to All only, or to All's well?
  • To 'all' only.
  • Here's a paraphrase: All is well that ends well = [All that ends well] is well .
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anonymousIs that a relative one in the sentence above?

Yes.

anonymousto All only, or to All's well?

To 'all' only. Here's a paraphrase:

All is well that ends well = [All that ends well] is well.

Sometimes the relative clause doesn't come immediately after the noun it modifies.

CJ

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