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Park sang joon Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Cleft sentences
The protagonist, Philip moved in with his uncle Mr. Carey, the Vicar of Blackstable after his mother's death.
He goes to the medical school St. Luke's in London.
He fell for a waitress. She talks to him.
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"My father always kept a dog-cart, and we had three servants. We had a cook and a housemaid and an odd man. We used to grow beautiful roses. People used to stop at the gate and ask who the house belonged to, the roses were so beautiful. Of course it isn't very nice for me having to mix with them girls in the shop, it's not the class of person I've been used to, and sometimes I really think I'll give up business on that account. It's not the work I mind, don't think that; but it's the class of people I have to mix with."
[Of Human Bondage by Somerset Maugham]
I'd like to know if the underlined clauses are cleft sentences.
Thank you in advance for your help.
He goes to the medical school St. Luke's in London.
He fell for a waitress. She talks to him.
............................................
"My father always kept a dog-cart, and we had three servants. We had a cook and a housemaid and an odd man. We used to grow beautiful roses. People used to stop at the gate and ask who the house belonged to, the roses were so beautiful. Of course it isn't very nice for me having to mix with them girls in the shop, it's not the class of person I've been used to, and sometimes I really think I'll give up business on that account. It's not the work I mind, don't think that; but it's the class of people I have to mix with."
[Of Human Bondage by Somerset Maugham]
I'd like to know if the underlined clauses are cleft sentences.
Thank you in advance for your help.
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park sang joon I'd like to know if the underlined clauses are cleft sentences. The fact that they're negative makes your question tricky. They have the general pattern of cleft sentences, but they are not central cases of cleft sentences.
- park sang joon I'd like to know if the underlined clauses are cleft sentences.
- The fact that they're negative makes your question tricky.
- They have the general pattern of cleft sentences, but they are not central cases of cleft sentences.
- I'm inclined to say that in certain respects they are not cleft sentences.
- The first one (with class of person ) is particularly difficult to interpret as a cleft sentence.
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park sang joonI'd like to know if the underlined clauses are cleft sentences.The fact that they're negative makes your question tricky. They have the general pattern of cleft sentences, but they are not central cases of cleft sentences. I'm inclined to say that in certain respects they are not cleft sentences. The first one (with class of person) is
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