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Bhikkhu1991 Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Sentence arrangement

01. These foods are not soft enough for me, I think.02br
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002. I think, these foods are not soft enough for me.02br
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003 I think these foods are not soft enough for me.02br
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00Hello Grammarian/Grammarians,02br
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00Each sentence contains two main clauses.How can we tell they are arranged grammatically ?02br
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00Thank you.02br
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00With best wishes.0-
  

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02br 00Each sentence, as in your previous posting, contains only one main clause. In #2 and #3 a zero-01i 00that02i 00 (omitted 01i 00that02i 00) exists as a subordinating conjunction (#2 is punctuated incorrectly). #1, on the other hand, contains an interjection-- a parenthetical disjunct called a comment clause.

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  • 02br 00Each sentence, as in your previous posting, contains only one main clause.
  • In #2 and #3 a zero-01i 00that02i 00 (omitted 01i 00that02i 00) exists as a subordinating conjunction (#2 is punctuated incorrectly).
  • #1, on the other hand, contains an interjection-- a parenthetical disjunct called a comment clause.
  • 02br 02br 01i 001.
  • 02i 02br 02br 01i 002.
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00Each sentence, as in your previous posting, contains only one main clause. In #2 and #3 a zero-01i00that02i00 (omitted 01i00that02i00) exists as a subordinating conjunction (#2 is punctuated incorrectly). #1, on the other hand, contains an interjection-- a parenthetical disjunct called a comment clause. It cannot stand by it
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0Hi,02br
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00Really, I think ' is the main clause, and '(that) these foods are not soft enough for me' is a subordinate noun clause. We can see that clearly in option (c).02br
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01font001. These foods are not soft enough for me, I think. 02font00This word order makes it look like two clauses. The 'I think' see
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