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Takehisa Tanaka Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
How can I understand "in what" in this case?
How can I understand "in what" in this case?
This is from my grammar book:
"We cite these words in what may be called their BASE form, ie the form to which, in regular cases, inflectional suffixes are added to make inflected forms(rooms, happier, etc)."
Can I paraphrase this part "We cite these words in what may be called their BASE form" as following?
"We cite these words in the form which we may call their BASE form."
Am I right in thinking in that way?
Could you tell me, please?
This is from my grammar book:
"We cite these words in what may be called their BASE form, ie the form to which, in regular cases, inflectional suffixes are added to make inflected forms(rooms, happier, etc)."
Can I paraphrase this part "We cite these words in what may be called their BASE form" as following?
"We cite these words in the form which we may call their BASE form."
Am I right in thinking in that way?
Could you tell me, please?
Top answer
Yes, that's what it means.
- Yes, that's what it means.
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Takehisa TanakaAm I right in thinking in that way?Yes, you have understood the meaning correctly. The original is stylistically better, though, as it avoids the repetition of "form".
(Cross-posted.)
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