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Sinbadsunny Posted 9 years ago
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Ln regard to "what they could of"to
The secular power, on the contrary, was in the hands of kings and barons of Teutonic descent, who endeavoured to preserve what they could of the institutions that they had brought out of the forests of Germany.
Does the what-clause "what they could of" modify the verb "preserve", meaning that to perform the action to the extent that they do their best ?
Does the what-clause "what they could of" modify the verb "preserve", meaning that to perform the action to the extent that they do their best ?
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Sinbadsunny the what-clause "what they could of" The clause does not include 'of'. to preserve [what ever elements [that they could preserve] of those institutions] ~ to preserve [what ever elements of those institutions [that they could preserve] ] CJ
- Sinbadsunny the what-clause "what they could of" The clause does not include 'of'.
- to preserve [what ever elements [that they could preserve] of those institutions] ~ to preserve [what ever elements of those institutions [that they could preserve] ] CJ
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Sinbadsunny the what-clause "what they could of"The clause does not include 'of'.
to preserve [whatever elements [that they could preserve] of those institutions]
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to preserve [whatever elements of those institutions [that they could
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