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Debpriya De Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Sentence interrupter

"The man who/whom I think is responsible is not present."

What is "I think" in the above sentence ?
Is it a sentence interrupter ?
  

Top answer

It is used as a qualifier here. It means that the speaker believes that the man who is not present is responsible (for whatever they are talking about). It hasn't been commonly accepted that he is actually responsible, just that the speaker thinks he is.

— Mystand

  • It is used as a qualifier here.
  • It means that the speaker believes that the man who is not present is responsible (for whatever they are talking about).
  • It hasn't been commonly accepted that he is actually responsible, just that the speaker thinks he is.
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It is used as a qualifier here. It means that the speaker believes that the man who is not present is responsible (for whatever they are talking about). It hasn't been commonly accepted that he is actually responsible, just that the speaker thinks he is.
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Debpriya DeIs it a sentence interrupter ?
I wouldn't say so.

If you use it to indicate caution, or that you're having second thoughts, then it might be appropriate to call it a sentence interrupter.

In the example you cite, I read it that the speaker is fully confident in the accuracy of his opinion.
I think this man is respons
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"The man who I think is responsible is not present."
Is "who I think is responsible" a relative clause in the above sentence ?
A relative clause should be of the form - (who/that + noun ) or (who/that + verb).
For example:
"Here is the man who broke the vase."(who+verb)
"Here is the man who I met.(who+noun+verb).
But in the original sentence we have tw
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