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MIG Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

"seemed to be the likely candidates were"

Hi.
Please help me with the bold part.
What kind of grammar is it?

If forced to think about it, they tended to be surprised that music above all should be the theme of censorship when that seemed to be the likely candidates were science, politics, and sex.
  

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It is a misprint or editor's oversight. The second 'that' should be 'what'.

  • It is a misprint or editor's oversight.
  • The second 'that' should be 'what'.
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It is a misprint or editor's oversight. The second 'that' should be 'what'.
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Thank you Mister Micawber.

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