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As far as I understand, in the sentence below the object is expressed by a quotation. The question is whether we can call it a clause. Can we call this sentence complex then?
"If you have listened to me, we would have been home by now", he said.
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As far as I understand, in the sentence below the object is expressed by a quotation. Yes The question is whether we can call it a clause. The quotation is actually two clauses, in the form of an embedded complex sentence.
- As far as I understand, in the sentence below the object is expressed by a quotation.
- Yes The question is whether we can call it a clause.
- The quotation is actually two clauses, in the form of an embedded complex sentence.
- Can we call this sentence complex then?
- Yes.
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As far as I understand, in the sentence below the object is expressed by a quotation.Yes
The question is whether we can call it a clause.The quotation is actually two clauses, in the form of an embedded complex sentence.
Can we call this sentence complex then? Yes.
"If you had listened to me, we would have been home by now", he said.
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