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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
"be unaware of that ...."
So my grammar book says that a sentence like "He was unaware of that a trooper was trying to pull him over" is incorrect, explaining only nouns can come after the phrase "be unaware of."
I kind of understand the rule... but isn't the whole clause after "that" a kind of noun? I think it is still a noun clause.
I kind of understand the rule... but isn't the whole clause after "that" a kind of noun? I think it is still a noun clause.
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Anonymous but isn't the whole clause after "that" a kind of noun? I think it is still a noun clause. Yet it does not work, although this does: He was unaware of what the trooper was trying to do.
- Anonymous but isn't the whole clause after "that" a kind of noun?
- I think it is still a noun clause.
- Yet it does not work, although this does: He was unaware of what the trooper was trying to do.
- It is not peculiar to 'unaware of'.
- It applies in all cases, I think: (X) He is comfortable with that she left him.
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Anonymousbut isn't the whole clause after "that" a kind of noun? I think it is still a noun clause.Yet it does not work, although this does: He was unaware of what the trooper was trying to do.
It is not peculiar to 'unaware of'. It applies in all cases, I think:
(X) He is comfortable with that she left him.
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