Her mother, Alice, choose a man she thinks is perfect for her daughter.

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Hello all,Is the sentence 'she thinks is perfect for her daughter.'  an adjective clause?Her mother, Alice, choose a man she thinks is perfect for her daughter.And because 'a man' is the subject not object we have to use 'that' or 'who'. Is it OK? and is (a man ) placed correctly in the sentence?Her mother, Alice, choose a man (that/who) she thinks (a man /he) is perfect for her daughter.

CalifJim · Accepted Answer

Mickey Mouse 8241Her mother, Alice, ~~choose~~ chose a man (that) she thinks is perfect for her daughter.

Correct as shown above. "that" is optional.

Mickey Mouse 8241Is the ~~sentence~~ clause 'she thinks is perfect for her daughter' an adjective clause?

Yes. It modifies 'man'.

Mickey Mouse 8241because 'a man' is the subject not object we have to use 'that' or 'who'.

Not in this case, because of the intervening parenthetical "she thinks".

It's actually a bit weird how that works.

Without "she thinks" you have to say 'that' or 'who':

Alice chose a man is perfect for her daughter.  NO.
Alice chose a man [who / that] is perfect for her daughter.  OK.

With "she thinks" you can omit 'that' or 'who':

Alice chose a man she thinks is perfect for her daughter.  OK.
Alice chose a man [who / that] she thinks is perfect for her daughter. OK.

CJ

Her mother, Alice, choose a man she thinks is perfect for her daughter.

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