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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Relative clauses
I have a question concerning relative clauses. Can the relative pronoun in
The police caught the man who they thought had been breaking into houses in our neighbourhood
be left out?
Thanks for your answers.
The police caught the man who they thought had been breaking into houses in our neighbourhood
be left out?
Thanks for your answers.
Top answer
Yes. Absolutely. " "Who" becomes indispensible as the subject of the clause.
- Yes.
- Absolutely.
- " "Who" becomes indispensible as the subject of the clause.
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Yes. Absolutely. 
Note the difference in analysis when you omit "they thought."
"Who" becomes indispensible as the
Note the difference in analysis when you omit "they thought."
"Who" becomes indispensible as the
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