0
Rafaelpedrop Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Relative clauses
Compare the two sentences below:
The fact that Jim smokes...
The pipe that Jim smokes...
Why can the first sentence be transformed into: “That John smokes is a fact” but the second *”That John smokes is a pipe” cannot?
why one could say:
The pipe which John smokes.... but not
The fact which John smokes.
The fact that Jim smokes...
The pipe that Jim smokes...
Why can the first sentence be transformed into: “That John smokes is a fact” but the second *”That John smokes is a pipe” cannot?
why one could say:
The pipe which John smokes.... but not
The fact which John smokes.
Top answer
By how the sentences were written,I don't believe I can agree with you. To make it a sentence with relative clause, we can say: "It's a fact that Jim smokes/ is a smoker". By just using fragments likes: The fact that...
- By how the sentences were written,I don't believe I can agree with you.
- To make it a sentence with relative clause, we can say: "It's a fact that Jim smokes/ is a smoker".
- By just using fragments likes: The fact that...
- The reason that ....
- it doesn't make it a relative sentence.
Get the Weekly English Kit 📬
New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.
2 Answers
0
By how the sentences were written,I don't believe I can agree with you.
To make it a sentence with relative clause, we can say: "It's a fact that Jim smokes/ is a smoker".
By just using fragments likes:
The fact that...
The reason that ....
it doesn't make it a relative sentence.
To me, the posted sentences are not relative clauses by definit
To make it a sentence with relative clause, we can say: "It's a fact that Jim smokes/ is a smoker".
By just using fragments likes:
The fact that...
The reason that ....
it doesn't make it a relative sentence.
To me, the posted sentences are not relative clauses by definit
00
rafaelpedropThe fact that Jim smokes... The pipe that Jim smokes...The first is an example of a content clause or an appositive clause. It is not a relative clause. These structures consist of a noun like fact or belief followed by a clause introduced by the complementizer that (never which). Being a complementizer, and not a
0
Related Questions