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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

He was for remain

"They did not know what Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn thought or believed he was for remain but “his heart isn’t in it”." (The Guardian.)

Is the clause "he was for remain but “his heart isn’t in it”" an object of "thought or believed" in the above?
  

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Anonymous remain Most likely "remain ing ". What did Corbyn believe he was — given that he remained? CJ

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous remain Most likely "remain ing ".
  • What did Corbyn believe he was — given that he remained?
  • CJ
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Anonymousremain
Most likely "remaining".

What did Corbyn believe he was — given that he remained?

CJ
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CalifJimMost likely "remaining".What did Corbyn believe he was — given that he remained?
Thank you for the reply. I've got a second thought about it but I wonder whether it is plausible.

What I mean is that in "They did not know what Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn thought or believed he was for remain but “his heart isn’t in it”." the subject is "They di
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Anonymousa second thought
Can't do it. A full sentence can't be the subject of a verb, so

They did not know [what ... Corbyn thought ... he was for] (full sentence)

cannot be the (necessarily plural) subject of

remain ...

That is like
John didn't say what he meant || offer.
....................
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CalifJimCan't do it. A full sentence can't be the subject of a verb
Thank you for the detailed explanation.
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To understand this, you have to know that the topic is whether Britain should leave the Eu or remain in the EU
In other words, there are two alternatives
Leave
or
Remain.

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