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Debpriya De Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Pictures from his youth
"I have some old pictures of my father when he was young."
Does the above sentence sound right if I have to say that I have some old pictures of my father from/in his youth. I think that "when he was young" is an adverbial clause and its use in the above sentence is not correct.
Does the above sentence sound right if I have to say that I have some old pictures of my father from/in his youth. I think that "when he was young" is an adverbial clause and its use in the above sentence is not correct.
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-- The father owned the pictures when he was young
- -- The father owned the pictures when he was young
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I have some old pictures of my father when he was young.-- The father is the subject of the pictures
I have some old pictures of my father's when he was young.-- The father owned the pictures when he was young
I have some old pictures of my father's when he was young.-- The father owned the pictures when he was young
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Mister Micawber I have some old pictures of my father when he was young.-- The father is the subject of the pictures
I have some old pictures of my father's when he was young.-- The father owned the pictures when he was young
Hi, MM
What type of clause is 'when he was young'? Surely it isn't adverbial..
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How can it be an adjective clause when it starts with "when" ?
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An adjective clause should qualify the subject.
For example,in the sentence " William,fed up with his life,decided to commit suicide","fed up with his life" acts as adjective and describes the state of mind of William.
But "when he was young" does not describe the subject ,it just refers to the state that the subject was in when he was young. So how can it be an adjective clause ?
For example,in the sentence " William,fed up with his life,decided to commit suicide","fed up with his life" acts as adjective and describes the state of mind of William.
But "when he was young" does not describe the subject ,it just refers to the state that the subject was in when he was young. So how can it be an adjective clause ?
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I feel that the construction is like that of an adverbial clause.
I don't know what it is for sure.
I don't know what it is for sure.
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"I have some old pictures of my father when he was young."
The only reason it looks adverbial is because it starts with 'when.' Adverbials modify a verb, adjective or the entire sentence. I can't see it modifying any of these.
I feel it may be a noun clause:
I have some old pictures of my father
I have some old pictures
The only reason it looks adverbial is because it starts with 'when.' Adverbials modify a verb, adjective or the entire sentence. I can't see it modifying any of these.
I feel it may be a noun clause:
I have some old pictures of my father
I have some old pictures
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