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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
Iss't this mind boggling
Hi, The following is and extract taken from a grammar book by B.D Graver (advanced english grammar); "When the relative pronoun (expressed or understood) is the object of a preposition is a defining relative clause, the preposition is often placed at the end of the clause." What confuses me is whether this sentence is a that clause a cleft sentence or what? what is the subject of the sentence? and how can we seperate this sentence into meaningful parts so that I can classify it grammatically. The two "is"s are mind boggling, doesn't the sentence call for a that clause? What does this sentence really mean when put into two sentences? Can you give me other examples denoting the same style? never in my life before have I come across such a structure! thanks in advance, |
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" I think this is just a typo and I've corrected it, above. I believe the meaning is that, instead of saying something like This is the address to which you must write, we often say This is the address (which) you must write to. Best wishes, Clive
- " I think this is just a typo and I've corrected it, above.
- I believe the meaning is that, instead of saying something like This is the address to which you must write, we often say This is the address (which) you must write to.
- Best wishes, Clive
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Hi,
"When the relative pronoun (expressed or understood) is the object of a preposition in a defining relative clause, the preposition is often placed at the end of the clause."
I think this is just a typo and I've corrected it, above. I believe the meaning is that, instead of saying something like T
"When the relative pronoun (expressed or understood) is the object of a preposition in a defining relative clause, the preposition is often placed at the end of the clause."
I think this is just a typo and I've corrected it, above. I believe the meaning is that, instead of saying something like T
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I supect the sentence should read:
"When the relative pronoun (expressed or understood) is the object of a preposition in a defining relative clause, the preposition is often placed at the end of the clause."
"When the relative pronoun (expressed or understood) is the object of a preposition in a defining relative clause, the preposition is often placed at the end of the clause."
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