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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

im confused.

can a relative clause be preceded by a linking verb?
  

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Hi - I may not be the person who answers this question correctly! But, yes, I don't see why not. In the example above, "I may not be" uses a linking verb; and "who answers the question correctly" is a relative clause Dave

— Dave_anon

  • Hi - I may not be the person who answers this question correctly!
  • But, yes, I don't see why not.
  • In the example above, "I may not be" uses a linking verb; and "who answers the question correctly" is a relative clause Dave
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Hi

- I may not be the person who answers this question correctly!

But, yes, I don't see why not. In the example above, "I may not be" uses a linking verb; and "who answers the question correctly" is a relative clause

Dave
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Anonymous can a relative clause be preceded by a linking verb?
Not directly, no, but a relative clause may occur later in a sentence with a linking verb.

Relative clauses come after nouns, not after verbs.

CJ
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Hi

- My fault was that I tried to answer a grammar question!

Dave
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dave_anonMy fault was that I tried to answer a grammar question!
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dave_anonMy fault was that I tried to answer a grammar question!
I hope you're not suggesting that this sentence itself has a relative clause after a linking verb!

CJ
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