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4444mv Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

extraposition

Hi everybody, I've found this example of extraposition o relative clauses and sounds strange to me. Is it correct?

a. Someone who we don't know left a message.
b. Someone left a message who we don't know. - Extraposition of relative clause out of subject
  

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Since it uses 'who' instead of 'whom', I don't suppose the clause placement makes any difference, but B is certainly poor construction.

— Mister Micawber

  • Since it uses 'who' instead of 'whom', I don't suppose the clause placement makes any difference, but B is certainly poor construction.
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Since it uses 'who' instead of 'whom', I don't suppose the clause placement makes any difference, but B is certainly poor construction.
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Thank you, Mister Micawber.
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