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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Relative clause

Wouldn't that be a fascinating conversation on which to eavesdrop?

Is "on which to eavesdrop" a relative clause in the above question?
  

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"On which to eavesdrop" is not a clause at all, so it isn't a relative clause. Remember that a clause has a subject and a verb that correspond to each other in what is called a subject-verb relationship, which involves number agreement and other grammatical issues.

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  • "On which to eavesdrop" is not a clause at all, so it isn't a relative clause.
  • Remember that a clause has a subject and a verb that correspond to each other in what is called a subject-verb relationship, which involves number agreement and other grammatical issues.
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"On which to eavesdrop" is not a clause at all, so it isn't a relative clause. Remember that a clause has a subject and a verb that correspond to each other in what is called a subject-verb relationship, which involves number agreement and other grammatical issues.
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Englishmaven"On which to eavesdrop" is not a clause at all, so it isn't a relative clause. Remember that a clause has a subject and a verb that correspond to each other in what is called a subject-verb relationship, which involves number agreement and other grammatical issues.
There are non-finite relative clauses. Anyway, thank you for the reply.
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AnonymousIs "on which to eavesdrop" a relative clause in the above question?
It's a relative clause equivalent, or, if you dislike that term, you can call it a reduced relative clause. If you don't like either of those terms, there may be another one some grammarians prefer.

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Cool BreezeIt's a relative clause equivalent, or, if you dislike that term, you can call it a reduced relative clause.
Thank you for the reply.
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