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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Need some info about this sentence..

Howdy,
Just need to clarify this for a presentation next week.

What type of clause is in the sentence below?

Thomas cannot choose which tie he is wearing

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Anonymous What type of clause is in the sentence below? Thomas cannot choose which tie he is wearing . It’s a noun phrase in which the head noun tie is modified by the bare relative clause he is wearing .

  • Anonymous What type of clause is in the sentence below?
  • Thomas cannot choose which tie he is wearing .
  • It’s a noun phrase in which the head noun tie is modified by the bare relative clause he is wearing .
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AnonymousWhat type of clause is in the sentence below?
Thomas cannot choose which tie he is wearing.
It’s a noun phrase in which the head noun tie is modified by the bare relative clause he is wearing.
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It would be clearer,I think, as one of these:

Thomas cannot choose which tie to wear.
Thomas cannot choose which tie he'll wear.

The second of course, contains the same kind of clause Gus refers to.

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