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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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English Grammar

If I say 'I like it when you smile' What structure am I using?
  

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You ask a weird question. You have a complex sentence. What makes you think you are using only one structure in it?

— Cool Breeze

  • You ask a weird question.
  • You have a complex sentence.
  • What makes you think you are using only one structure in it?
  • I don't know what you are after, but: 1.
  • The sentence is made up of two clauses, a main clause ( I like it ) and a subordinate clause ( when you smile ).
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You ask a weird question. You have a complex sentence. What makes you think you are using only one structure in it? I don't know what you are after, but:

1. The sentence is made up of two clauses, a main clause (I like it) and a subordinate clause (when you smile).

2. The finite verb is in the present simple affirmative tense in both clauses (like, smile)
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AnonymousIf I say 'I like it when you smile' What structure am I using?

I call it the it whenstructure.
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