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Jadel Posted 10 years ago
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I told him...
I told him how handsome he is.
Is this a fuse relative or an embedded question?
Is this a fuse relative or an embedded question?
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Neither. It's an example of reported speech. No question is involved, and there is no relative, embedded or otherwise.
- Neither.
- It's an example of reported speech.
- No question is involved, and there is no relative, embedded or otherwise.
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Neither.
It's an example of reported speech. No question is involved, and there is no relative, embedded or otherwise.
It's an example of reported speech. No question is involved, and there is no relative, embedded or otherwise.
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You try, and we'll comment on your attempts. This may help you: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_relative_clauses#Fused_relative_constructions
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JadelIs this a fused relative or an embedded question?One's first instinct is to say it's more like an embedded (i.e., indirect) exclamation.
How handsome you are! > ... how handsome he is.
But I suppose if you were really discussing the degree to which he is handsome (How handsome is h
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JadelI told him how handsome he is.Is this a fuse relative or an embedded question?"how handsome he is" is a clause which is a direct object in the sentence; "him" is an indirect one there.
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