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Moses Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
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hi everyone
I hope to help in these sentences:
the question is:-
Combine the two sentences into one that contains an adjective clause with whose
1- Maria is a student. You found her book.
2- Omar is a student. You borrowed his dictionary.
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I tried to answer them as the following:
1- Maria whose book Ifound is a student.
2- Omar whose dictionary I borrowed is a student.
But I found the answer in the ANSWER KEY like this
1- Maria is the student. whose book I found .
2- Omar is the student whose dictionary I borrowed .
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Please help me , if I was wrong , please explain them to me
thanks too much
best wishes
Moses
I hope to help in these sentences:
the question is:-
Combine the two sentences into one that contains an adjective clause with whose
1- Maria is a student. You found her book.
2- Omar is a student. You borrowed his dictionary.
_________________
I tried to answer them as the following:
1- Maria whose book Ifound is a student.
2- Omar whose dictionary I borrowed is a student.
But I found the answer in the ANSWER KEY like this
1- Maria is the student. whose book I found .
2- Omar is the student whose dictionary I borrowed .
________________________________
Please help me , if I was wrong , please explain them to me
thanks too much
best wishes
Moses
Top answer
It seems to me that the right context could make both versions acceptable (with a little help from punctuation). There is a difference in what is emphasized. Omar, whose dictionary I borrowed, is a student.
- It seems to me that the right context could make both versions acceptable (with a little help from punctuation).
- There is a difference in what is emphasized.
- Omar, whose dictionary I borrowed, is a student.
- ) In this context, the emphasis in on what the person is (student/instructor).
- Omar is the student whose dictionary I borrowed.
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It seems to me that the right context could make both versions acceptable (with a little help from punctuation).
There is a difference in what is emphasized.
Omar, whose dictionary I borrowed, is a student. (Joanne, whose book I found, is an instructor.) In this context, the emphasis in on what the person is (student/instructor).
There is a difference in what is emphasized.
Omar, whose dictionary I borrowed, is a student. (Joanne, whose book I found, is an instructor.) In this context, the emphasis in on what the person is (student/instructor).
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