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Prepos Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
appositive and relative clauses
1. This man has also made a name for himself on the big screen, having appeared in about a dozen films to date.
2. Known to his mother as Richard Melville Hall, this artist is a descendant of Herman Melville.
3. Given that scenario, it's worth asking why the competition is continuing.
4. A percentage of profits goes to relief work still ongoing after this disaster.
I don't quite sure which are relative clauses...
2. Known to his mother as Richard Melville Hall, this artist is a descendant of Herman Melville.
3. Given that scenario, it's worth asking why the competition is continuing.
4. A percentage of profits goes to relief work still ongoing after this disaster.
I don't quite sure which are relative clauses...
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Hi Prepos None of the underlined parts is a relative clause because none of them has a finite verb - in other words, a verb that is in some tense . No. 3 is more or ess idiomatic with given meaning: using that scenario as a basis for reasoning.
- Hi Prepos None of the underlined parts is a relative clause because none of them has a finite verb - in other words, a verb that is in some tense .
- No.
- 3 is more or ess idiomatic with given meaning: using that scenario as a basis for reasoning.
- I would call Nos.
- 1, 2 and 4 clause equivalents but other members may prefer other names.
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Hi Prepos
None of the underlined parts is a relative clause because none of them has a finite verb - in other words, a verb that is in some tense. No. 3 is more or ess idiomatic with given meaning: using that scenario as a basis for reasoning. I would call Nos. 1, 2 and 4 clause equivalents but other members may prefer other names.
Full versions of the sentences,
None of the underlined parts is a relative clause because none of them has a finite verb - in other words, a verb that is in some tense. No. 3 is more or ess idiomatic with given meaning: using that scenario as a basis for reasoning. I would call Nos. 1, 2 and 4 clause equivalents but other members may prefer other names.
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