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Viceidol Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
It's John who did it. (Can I eliminate "who"?)
0 It's John 01 b 00 who 02 b 00 did it. 02 br
00 It was last night 01 b 00 when 02 b 00 John wore a white suit in the dance. 02 br
00 It isn't every boy 01 b 00 who 02 b 00 gets the chance to go to the university. 02 br
00 There's a dog 01 b 00 that 02 b 00 sits in the corner. 02 br
00 It is certain 01 b 00 that 02 b 00 he will come. 02 br
00 It is true 01 b 00 that 02 b 00 the earth is round. 02 br
00 It is important 01 b 00 that 02 b 00 you follow the rules. 02 br
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00 May I ask if it's possible to omit "who", "that" and "when" in the above sentences? If it's possible, would that be grammatically correct? 02 br
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00 Thank you very much for answering! 0-
00 It was last night 01 b 00 when 02 b 00 John wore a white suit in the dance. 02 br
00 It isn't every boy 01 b 00 who 02 b 00 gets the chance to go to the university. 02 br
00 There's a dog 01 b 00 that 02 b 00 sits in the corner. 02 br
00 It is certain 01 b 00 that 02 b 00 he will come. 02 br
00 It is true 01 b 00 that 02 b 00 the earth is round. 02 br
00 It is important 01 b 00 that 02 b 00 you follow the rules. 02 br
02 br
00 May I ask if it's possible to omit "who", "that" and "when" in the above sentences? If it's possible, would that be grammatically correct? 02 br
02 br
00 Thank you very much for answering! 0-
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0 This is a question custom-made for CalifJim. 02 br 02 br 00 You can eliminte that in the last three. 0-
- 0 This is a question custom-made for CalifJim.
- 02 br 02 br 00 You can eliminte that in the last three.
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0 This is a question custom-made for CalifJim. He explains cleft sentences better than anyone. 02 br
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00 You can eliminte that in the last three. The others require the who/when/that. 0-
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00 You can eliminte that in the last three. The others require the who/when/that. 0-
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01 cite 10 Viceidol 12 cite 10 It's John 11 b 10 who 12 b 10 did it. <-- Cleft sentence 12 br
10 It was last night 11 b 10 when 12 b 10 John wore a white suit in the dance. <-- not a cleft sentence, not correct 12 br
10 It isn't every boy 11 b 10 who 12 b 10 gets the chance to
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