Could you check whether my analysis is correct on a sentence?
We've all done things that we've needed to that we're not always proud of.
Q1) Is the sentence above correct?
Q2) I'm curious whether the object of "of" is "things"?
Q3) I think the sentence can be analyzed as below. Is my analysis correct?
1. We've all done things we're not always proud of.
2. We've all done things that we've needed to that.
First "that" as the object of "needed" refers to "things".
Second "that" refers to something else.
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fire1 Q1) Is the sentence above correct? Yes, it's good enough in everyday English. fire1 Q2) I'm curious whether the object of "of" is "things"?
- fire1 Q1) Is the sentence above correct?
- Yes, it's good enough in everyday English.
- fire1 Q2) I'm curious whether the object of "of" is "things"?
- Logically, yes (or arguably, in full, "things that we've needed to do").
- fire1 Q3) I think the sentence can be analyzed as below.
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fire1Q1) Is the sentence above correct?
Yes, it's good enough in everyday English.
fire1Q2) I'm curious whether the object of "of" is "things"?
Logically, yes (or arguably, in full, "things that we've needed to do").
fire1Q3) I think the sentence can be analyzed as below. Is my analysis
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