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Eipjoo Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Is 'that'(relative pronoun) omitted?

The body was no longer twitching. The skin had taken on a milky bluish tinge. The corner of the mouth seemed to have stopped bleeding, and what little blood was still visible now appeared very slightly darker and thicker, although the red, green and amber bulbs of the footlights might be influencing my color perception.

There are two verbs after what-phrase. So I guess ‘that’ is omitted before ‘was.’ Is this right?
  

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’ Is this right? No. A subject can be followed by more than just one verb.

— Ivanhr

  • ’ Is this right?
  • No.
  • A subject can be followed by more than just one verb.
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eipjooSo I guess ‘that’ is omitted before ‘was.’ Is this right?
No. A subject can be followed by more than just one verb.
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eipjooSo I guess ‘that’ is omitted before ‘was.’
No. The use of "what" more or less takes the place of "the ... that".

what little blood was still visible ~ the little blood that was still visible ~ the small amount of blood that was still visible

"what little" and "what few" are typical combinations.

I ate w
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