Main clauses
Is it grammatically correct to say 'She thought that I lied to her was offending.' ?
I assume that 'that I lied to her' is the subject of the second clause. Isn't the second clause a main clause and if so doesn't it require a conjunction (since the first clause 'She thought' is also a main clause).
Thanks in advance.
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*She thought that I lied to her was offending. This sentence is garbled and hence ungrammatical . You can't say *"that I lied to her was offending".
- *She thought that I lied to her was offending.
- This sentence is garbled and hence ungrammatical .
- You can't say *"that I lied to her was offending".
- And what 'second' clause are you referring to?
- Note that "she thought" is not a main clause, but just part of one.
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*She thought that I lied to her was offending.
This sentence is garbled and hence ungrammatical.
You can't say *"that I lied to her was offending". And what 'second' clause are you referring to?
Note that "she thought" is not a main clause, but just part of one. And that clauses are always subordinate, never main.
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