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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Clause

"One of the reasons there’s almost an objective beauty in mathematics is that we use the word beautiful also to indicate the raw power in an idea." (The Guardian.)

Is "there’s almost an objective beauty in mathematics" both contact and content clause in the subject of the sentence above?
  

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Anonymous Is "there’s almost an objective beauty in mathematics" both contact and content clause in the subject of the sentence above? One of the reasons (that) there’s almost an objective beauty in mathematics The omitted 'that' makes it a contact clause. Yes.

  • Anonymous Is "there’s almost an objective beauty in mathematics" both contact and content clause in the subject of the sentence above?
  • One of the reasons (that) there’s almost an objective beauty in mathematics The omitted 'that' makes it a contact clause.
  • Yes.
  • I would call it a relative clause rather than a content clause, but it's difficult to say.
  • It has aspects of both.
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AnonymousIs "there’s almost an objective beauty in mathematics" both contact and content clause in the subject of the sentence above?
One of the reasons (that) there’s almost an objective beauty in mathematics

The omitted 'that' makes it a contact clause. Yes.

I would call it a relative clause rathe
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Thank you, CJ, for the reply.

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