On the case of when "that" is far away from its antecedent
??1. I happened to see some dogs wandering around the street that looked severely wounded.
?2. There used to be some dogs straying around the street that looked so scary.
3. There were many dogs around there that chased the deer
Q1) Are three sentences all correct English?
Q2) In each sentence, is "that" connected to "Some dogs", "Some dogs", and "many dogs"?
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fire1 Q1) Are three sentences all correct English? Close enough. 1.
- fire1 Q1) Are three sentences all correct English?
- Close enough.
- 1.
- I happened to see some dogs wandering around the street that looked severely wounded.
- "Wounded" is usually reserved for soldiers' combat injuries.
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fire1Q1) Are three sentences all correct English?
Close enough.
fire1??1. I happened to see some dogs wandering around the street that looked severely wounded.
"Wounded" is usually reserved for soldiers' combat injuries. If the dogs had been shot or hit by shrapnel, then it would work, otherwise I'd go with "injur
0fire1Q1) Are three sentences all correct English?
They're all OK (apart from the minor unrelated issue that one is missing a full stop).
fire1Q2) In each sentence, is "that" connected to "Some dogs", "Some dogs", and "many dogs"?
Essentially yes. (Whether strictly the relative clauses modify "dogs" or "some/many do
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