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ZOHJYHRST Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Grammar question

Hi, could someone tell me whether the sentence below is grammatically correct?

Who do you think that was killed by me?

Edit: Also, what about the sentence-
Who do you think that I loved?
  

Top answer

ZOHJYHRST Who do you think that was killed by me? No. That's not good.

— CalifJim

  • ZOHJYHRST Who do you think that was killed by me?
  • No.
  • That's not good.
  • Say Who do you think I killed?
  • CJ
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ZOHJYHRSTWho do you think that was killed by me?
No. That's not good. Say Who do you think I killed?

CJ
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And "Who do you think that I killed" is also incorrect, right?
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ZOHJYHRSTAnd "Who do you think that I killed" is also incorrect, right?
Right. A question that begins "Who do you think" is not followed by "that" to connect to the main part of the question.

CJ
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I know, but this linguistics paper I read said native speakers find sentences of the form -

Who did you say that I killed

correct.
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ZOHJYHRSTI know, but this linguistics paper I read said native speakers find sentences of the form -Who did you say that I killed correct.
That's because the main question includes the verb 'say'. It's not parenthetical, like "do you think" is. "do you think" is like "in your opinion", so it's like

In your opinion, who did I kill? ~ Who (do you t
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I know, but the sentence is (and they are very clear about it) -

Who do you think that John kissed.

Thanks.
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