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Innamuris Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

However much US voters agree....

Hi,

In the sentence given below, can you please help me identifying the 'Subordinate clause(s)' and the 'Independent clause'?

However much United States voters may agree that there is waste in government and that the

government as a whole spends beyond its means, it is difficult to find broad support for a

movement toward a minimal state.

Thanks
  

Top answer

-- Main or independent clause.

— Mister Micawber

  • -- Main or independent clause.
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However much United States voters may agree that there is waste in government and that the government as a whole spends beyond its means-- Dependent clause with two coordinate embedded relative clauses [(1) 'that there is waste in government' and (2) 'that the government as a whole spends beyond its means']

it is difficult to find broad support f
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Mister Micawber.

However much United States voters may agree that there is waste in government and that the government as a whole spends beyond its means-- Dependent clause with two coordinate embedded relative clauses [(1) 'that there is waste in government' and (2) 'that the government as a whole spends
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Actually, I just said 'relative clause' without thinking much about it-- feel free to re-analyze.
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Mister Micawber.
Actually, I just said 'relative clause' without thinking much about it-- feel free to re-analyze.
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I have said what there is to say. In the grammar I am familiar with, that is a conjuntion the original sentence, not a relative pronoun.

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