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CHJ Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

ENGLISH grammar check!

Hi, I have a question regarding this sentence!

But behind these considerations is an unstated assumption: one person’s ten unaided fingers are what produce the sounds.


I'm not sure if it's grammatically ok to use what at the point that I've underlined in the sentence. Does it seem somehow awkward?

Thanks in advance for your answers! Emotion: smile

  

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CHJ I'm not sure if it's grammatically ok correct to use " what " at the point that I've underlined in the above sentence. Does it seem somehow awkward? It's perfectly grammatical and natural.

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  • CHJ I'm not sure if it's grammatically ok correct to use " what " at the point that I've underlined in the above sentence.
  • Does it seem somehow awkward?
  • It's perfectly grammatical and natural.
  • Take a look at some of the example sentences in the link below.
  • com/en/definition/what
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CHJI'm not sure if it's grammatically ok correct to use "what" at the point that I've underlined in the above sentence. Does it seem somehow awkward?

It's perfectly

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CHJ one person’s ten unaided fingers are what produce the sounds.

I think you could use notional agreement for this.

one person’s ten unaided fingers is what produces the sounds.

But just because I prefer it doesn't mean you have to use it.

CJ

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