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Wonder123 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Position of "that"

I have different kinds of clothes in my closet that are very stylish and trendy.

I have different kinds of clothes that are stylish and trendy in my closet.

I want to safeguard the property that I have purchased for my son from the enemies.

I want to safeguard the property from the enemies that I have purchased for my son.

In which sentences "that" position is correct. Help understand.

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For the purposes of your question the first two are both possible. ) The third one is technically ambiguous as to whether you purchased the property from the enemies or want to safeguard it from the enemies, but the latter would normally be understood. To be watertight you would have to say "I want to safeguard from the enemies the property that I have purchased for my son".

— GPY

  • For the purposes of your question the first two are both possible.
  • ) The third one is technically ambiguous as to whether you purchased the property from the enemies or want to safeguard it from the enemies, but the latter would normally be understood.
  • To be watertight you would have to say "I want to safeguard from the enemies the property that I have purchased for my son".
  • However, "the enemies" does not feel tremendously natural.
  • Something else, such as "the enemy" or "my enemies", would probably be more usual, depending on the exact context.
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For the purposes of your question the first two are both possible. (Looking at the sentences as a whole, they seem faintly clunky though.)

The third one is technically ambiguous as to whether you purchased the property from the enemies or want to safeguard it from the enemies, but the latter would normally be understood. To be watertight you would have to say "I want to safeguard from the
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Ok thanks, how can I write the first two in a precise?
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It's not a question of precision but a question of what someone would be most likely to naturally say. Your sentences are not incorrect, but something like "I have a lot of / a few / etc. stylish and trendy clothes in my closet" seems to trip better off the tongue. In case it is relevant to you, "closet" in this sense is primarily AmE.
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Ok please check this sentence.

Actually I had some other question in my mind few days ago that I decided to ask you but now I do not remember it.
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Wonder123Actually I had some other question in my mind few days ago that I decided to ask you but now I do not remember it.
It should be "a few days ago", and a comma before "but" would be beneficial. "decided" is not actually wrong, but "intended" may be a better fit with the idea of action never completed.
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GPYIt should be "a few days ago", and a comma before "but" would be beneficial. "decided" is not actually wrong, but "intended" may be a better fit with the idea of action never completed.
Ok let me rewrite the sentence again.

Ok here it is.

Actually I had some other question in my mind a few days ago that I intended to ask you, but now I do
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Wonder123Actually I had some other question in my mind a few days ago that I intended to ask you, but now I do not remember it.
That's OK now. Some people might also put a comma after "Actually" I guess.
Wonder123What indented mean?
It is "intended", not "indented". It has the usual dictionary meaning (see "intend" in
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