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Stenka25 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
Relative Clauses and Indirect Questions
Each sentence below has what clause.
Can you tell me which sentence is "Relative Clauses," or which one is "Indirect Questions"? And if you can, can you tell me WHY?
? This shows what Earth would look like from outer space.
? But first, a genetic map of an animal may show what makes us human beings.
? Nanotechnology simulations show what experiments miss.
? New Image Sensor will Show what the Eyes See, and a Camera Cannot.
? 400 Ways to Show What You Know.
? A Glass of Wine Helps Show What Buyers Want.
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Hi, It's better if you try first. Clive
- Hi, It's better if you try first.
- Clive
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How about
#1&2, indirect questions
#3-6, Relative Clauses
But I'm not sure.
#1&2, indirect questions
#3-6, Relative Clauses
But I'm not sure.
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Hi,
Can you tell me which sentence has "Relative Clauses," or which one has "Indirect Questions"? And if you can, can you tell me WHY?
I don't see any of these as relative clauses. They are noun clauses.
Can you tell me which sentence has "Relative Clauses," or which one has "Indirect Questions"? And if you can, can you tell me WHY?
I don't see any of these as relative clauses. They are noun clauses.
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CliveI don't see any of these as relative clauses. They are noun clauses.
eg noun clause I read what he wrote.
eg relative clause I read the letter which he wrote. Here,
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Hi CB,
Yes, I agree that it's a question of definitions. That's why I put the personal note in I don't see any of these as relative clauses.
Yes, I agree that it's a question of definitions. That's why I put the personal note in I don't see any of these as relative clauses.
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CliveWould you call this a relative clause? I don't know where the pen is. What would you say it relates to?Hi Clive
I learned my grammatical terminology as a schoolboy and as far as I can remember most of the terms I learned were applicable to all the languages I studied. There were/are exceptions, of course.
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Hi CB,
I share many of the basic opinions you have expressed.
I, too, learned my grammar as a schoolboy. I think that in many ways, we spend the rest of our lives as 'prisoners' of what we originally learned.
As you do, and although I teach English for a living, I often see grammatical terminology and grammar rules on this Forum that I have not encountered before and oft
I share many of the basic opinions you have expressed.
I, too, learned my grammar as a schoolboy. I think that in many ways, we spend the rest of our lives as 'prisoners' of what we originally learned.
As you do, and although I teach English for a living, I often see grammatical terminology and grammar rules on this Forum that I have not encountered before and oft
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"33.6 Though the relative and interrogative pronouns and adverbs beginning with wh are identical in form, it is possible in most cases to tell whether a clause is relative or interrogative. What is relative in 'I insist on paying what it has cost,' but interrogative in 'I insist on knowing what it has cost.'"Either Jespersen wrote this in a moment of mad
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When I asked this, I thought you might reply that it relates to the term or idea of 'a location'. You surprised me by answering in my grammar the clause in bold is an indirect question, not a relative clause. I don't see it as any kind of question at all. Would you also see I know where the pen is as an indirect
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CliveThe bottom line, of course, is that any of these systems is OK as long as it provides a tool that someone finds useful in learning to speak good English.
Would you call this a relative clause? I don't know where the pen is. What would you say it relates to?
When I asked this, I thought you m
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