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Beyazgul Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

restricitve relative, non-restrictive relative comparative or content

0iv done the majority of the questions however im totally stuck on the following. 02br
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001- the money he hadn't spent he was allowed to keep.02br
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002- the fact that he was only sixteen didn't really matter02br
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003- the boss, who had arrivd at eight in the morning, was still at her desk at midnight. is this non-restricitve? im not sure about the other two. 02br
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00also when is says give the passive counterpart..what does it mean.02br
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00for example:02br
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00the emperor presented the visitor with a gold medal. is this even a passive sentence?02br
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00thankyou for any help02br
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02br 02br 01font 001- the money he hadn't spent he was allowed to keep. 00 Restrictive02i 02font 02br 02br 01font 002- the fact 01font 01i 00that he was only sixteen02i 02font 00 didn't really matter02font 00 I don't think we normally think of this 'the fact that. ' structure as introducing a restrictive clause, but it does seem to be restrictive.

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  • 02br 02br 01font 001- the money he hadn't spent he was allowed to keep.
  • 00 Restrictive02i 02font 02br 02br 01font 002- the fact 01font 01i 00that he was only sixteen02i 02font 00 didn't really matter02font 00 I don't think we normally think of this 'the fact that.
  • ' structure as introducing a restrictive clause, but it does seem to be restrictive.
  • 02br 02br 01font 003- the boss, 01font 00who had arrivd at eight in the morning02font 00, was still at her desk at midnight.
  • is this non-restricitve?
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0Hi,02br
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00Welcome to the Forum.02br
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01font001- the money he hadn't spent he was allowed to keep. 00It's better to say00 he was allowed to keep the money (01i00that) he hadn't spent.00 Restrictive02i02font02br
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01font002- the fact
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