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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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in what
Hi there,
I have a problem when I was reading the news paper.
The whole sentence is
''It says something about the Russian state that it should now put this ghost on trial, in what must be the most grotesque parody of legal proceedings since the animal trials of the Middle Ages.''
And I don't understand what is the 'in what ' referring to.
Are there any people could help me and give me more instruction and example regarding to ''in what''
Thank you very much!
I have a problem when I was reading the news paper.
The whole sentence is
''It says something about the Russian state that it should now put this ghost on trial, in what must be the most grotesque parody of legal proceedings since the animal trials of the Middle Ages.''
And I don't understand what is the 'in what ' referring to.
Are there any people could help me and give me more instruction and example regarding to ''in what''
Thank you very much!
Top answer
It says something about the Russian state that it should now put this ghost on trial, in a thing (a trial, a happening) that must be the most grotesque parody of legal proceedings since the animal trials of the Middle Ages.
- It says something about the Russian state that it should now put this ghost on trial, in a thing (a trial, a happening) that must be the most grotesque parody of legal proceedings since the animal trials of the Middle Ages.
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It says something about the Russian state that it should now put this ghost on trial, in a thing (a trial, a happening) that must be the most grotesque parody of legal proceedings since the animal trials of the Middle Ages.
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Anonymouswhat is the 'in what ' referring to.It is not a collocated phrase: 'in' is a preposition whose object is a clause:
It says something about the Russian state that it should now put this ghost on trial, in [what must be the most grotesque parody of legal proceedings since the animal trials of the Middle Ages].
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