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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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Is that not a relative pronoun ?
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/lid
lid : a ?cover on a ?container, that can be ?lifted up or ?removed:
Reading the definition above, I thought that "that" should be a demonstrative pronoun because a comma before a relative pronoun "that" is ungrammatical. But I also have an opinion that "that" above is like a relative pronoun (subjective case) which postmodifies a noun phrase (a cover on a container). Then the dictionary's definition is a misprint since a comma before a relative pronoun "that" should be deleted. Ultimately, I don't know whether "that" above is a relative pronoun or a demonstrative pronoun.
lid : a ?cover on a ?container, that can be ?lifted up or ?removed:
Reading the definition above, I thought that "that" should be a demonstrative pronoun because a comma before a relative pronoun "that" is ungrammatical. But I also have an opinion that "that" above is like a relative pronoun (subjective case) which postmodifies a noun phrase (a cover on a container). Then the dictionary's definition is a misprint since a comma before a relative pronoun "that" should be deleted. Ultimately, I don't know whether "that" above is a relative pronoun or a demonstrative pronoun.
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I thinlk that 'that' does not work, with the comma, as a relative. Anonymous Then the dictionary's definition is a misprint since a comma before a relative pronoun "that" should be deleted. I agree.
- I thinlk that 'that' does not work, with the comma, as a relative.
- Anonymous Then the dictionary's definition is a misprint since a comma before a relative pronoun "that" should be deleted.
- I agree.
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I thinlk that 'that' does not work, with the comma, as a relative.
AnonymousThen the dictionary's definition is a misprint since a comma before a relative pronoun "that" should be deleted.I agree.
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AnonymousI don't know whether "that" above is a relative pronoun or a demonstrative pronoun.It's a relative pronoun, but the definition is not punctuated correctly. Write a complaint to Cambridge.
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