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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
His letter who was her lover
This is his letter who was her lover.
his letter was her lover?
'letter' is inanimate and 'lover' is animate.
I don't get it. What does that mean?
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This is his letter who was her lover. 'Who' here refers to the person referred to by 'his'. ie This letter was written by the person who was her lover.
- This is his letter who was her lover.
- 'Who' here refers to the person referred to by 'his'.
- ie This letter was written by the person who was her lover.
- This is a rather archaic kind of grammar, so don't start writing English this way.
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This is his letter who was her lover.
'Who' here refers to the person referred to by 'his'. ie This letter was written by the person who was her lover.
This is a rather archaic kind of grammar, so don't start writing English this way.
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